JBNY Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 So far I like it. Hardly any impact on my server too, even with running DSP upsampling rooncore never goes above 13%. Nice being able to see PDF and extra images associated with albums. search function is much faster. The initial reanalysis, of about 30K redbook and 16K hires files, was fished overnight so I never really saw any delay in having everything ready to go. Spend about an hour with the DSP features like DSD and upsampling, it all worked without any delay and zero errors or artifacts. So far I like it much better than using HQPlayer, which always artificially softened the sound. I'll play with it more but so far it's a win for me. ReadyNAS Ultra/6 stored flac->GigE network->roon->Uptone JS-2->microRendu->W4S Recovery->W4S DAC-2v2 SE>W4S STP-SE STG2 Preamp->W4S ST-1000 Amplifer->Von Schweikert VR-44 Link to comment
JBNY Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 My music is on a NAS that runs linux, roon core on a home build i7 PC. Any music added generally shows up in a few seconds maybe at most a minute. I've never had to wait a whole day for anything to show up or force a scan. Sorry not sure why it would take so long. ReadyNAS Ultra/6 stored flac->GigE network->roon->Uptone JS-2->microRendu->W4S Recovery->W4S DAC-2v2 SE>W4S STP-SE STG2 Preamp->W4S ST-1000 Amplifer->Von Schweikert VR-44 Link to comment
JBNY Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I've been using Roon through a trial after purchasing a DragonFly Red. I've been looking around, but can't find an explanation I can understand. What type of processing does Roon do, in particular on Macs? In comparing my library and Tidal to Audirvana Plus, I find Roon has such an engaging sound I can't stop listening. I'm using an i7 iMac into a Chord Mojo then Focal Elears. I am considering a lifetime subscription to Roon, but am on the fence. If Spotify goes lossless I'll switch over from Tidal as it works better for my musical preferences. They are not really doing processing as much as just making sure that roon is sending a bit perfect signal to you DAC or player. ReadyNAS Ultra/6 stored flac->GigE network->roon->Uptone JS-2->microRendu->W4S Recovery->W4S DAC-2v2 SE>W4S STP-SE STG2 Preamp->W4S ST-1000 Amplifer->Von Schweikert VR-44 Link to comment
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