Sonore Opticalrendu vs Auralic Aries G1.1


I was hoping someone here had some direct experience with the opticalrendu and the Auralic Aries G1 or 1.1.  I'm narrowing down my streamer choice to go with my recently arrived Merason DAC1.  Comparisons to Innuos are also welcome as I have a Zenith MKIII in the house in a different system and I'm familiar the sound.  Not interested in anything that can't do Roon.    Thanks!

badgerdms

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@jjss49 thanks for that last statement, I have been wondering if an Eno filter would improvement the already impressive performance of my opticalRendu. 

@badgerdms MAYBE useful, before the G1 came out, I compared a microRendu (without optical) vs. an Aurelic Aries which was more costly. Fortunately I had friends who brought both to my place, and we did an all day comparison. I bought the microRendu and later upgraded to opticalRendu. They were pretty close, but I found the Rendu more dynamic. For context rest of the rig was Soundlab A3s, Krell FBP-300 amp, BAT VK51SE preamp, Schitt Gungnir Multibit DAC. Cheers,

Spencer