Windows AIR 3 sound quality observations

[baddog]

Not many Windows AIR 3 sound quality observations recently!  Maybe all Windows users are on holiday?   Maybe there are not many of the breed left!  Anything to report folks??

Well - here is an abbreviated report. 

Let's use a Mac mini powered by Linear power supply using a microRendu, all connected via ethernet going to D400s. Mac mini running RoonServer. Music stored on NAS.

Sound quality superb.

Next we swap out the microRendu, use the Mac AIR3 Beta and release candidate.

Sound quality superb.

Now we swap out the Mac mini, and replace with a Dell laptop running Windows 10, again connected via ethernet. Again running RoonServer.

Sound quality superb.

The microRendu left the building after the experiments with AIR3 on the Mac mini.

The Windows 10 laptop is still in the system as I continue to test it out. As an added bonus I can play DSD files using DoP with the Windows 10 system, which I cannot on the Mac system ( need to convert to PCM due to an AIR3 issue ).

So short summary is the sound quality is superb. Very happy.