11-Jun-2016, 09:55
(10-Jun-2016, 09:55)GuillaumeB Wrote:(09-Jun-2016, 13:39)tategoi Wrote: Thanks HK.
I am now hooked on Roon/Tidal combination, I now have millions of tracks at my disposal, I will most likely continue after the trial. However, I am not satisfied with the SQ as I find the noise floor is very high compared to playing from a CD transport. Looking at your signature, your NUC is running the RoonServer and MM is running the RoonBridge and AIR3b. Does this combination yield a better SQ? I am thinking of buying a Mac Mini (rumored after WWDC?) to run as core, and using the iMac as a RoonBridge, controlled via the iPad.
Hi there - this has come up before, the discussion of streaming v CD transport that is. I have heard on many occasions people say that high end CD transports sound better than streaming. In fact at the recent streamer day at OAC I got chatting with the dCS rep who told me that the best sound quality possible from the Vivaldi rig came from using the Vivaldi Transport.
I don't think it's as simple as just placing Roonserver and RoonBridge/AIR 3 on separate computers, although that may indeed bring some benefit. I think you need to look at the complete playback chain.
My approach is to take the view (rightly or wrongly) that everything matters. So I try and optimise everything from routers, switches to ethernet cables. As you know I also use the d1 server from Totaldac which features a very powerful reclocker and also happens to be Roon Ready. But you could easily use a microRendu or similar instead.
Oh before I forget - my experience with Tidal hasn't been great. From a SQ point of view I far prefer Qobuz but of course this isn't integrated into Roon.
Guillaume
Thanks for the input Guillaume. With the limited rack space that I have, I'm trying not to introduce another hardware into the mix. The one currently available is reserved for the Aurender or Melco. I plan to put the Mac Mini in another room, and possibly running just RoonServer and AIR3. This way AIR3 will not be affected by the going-ons in my iMac and LCD screen noises and hopefully it will improve the SQ.
Some other things that I will venture include insulating the LAN cable that feeds into the Devialet, and changing the power of my router/switch to linear power supply.
Hopefully they will narrow the gaps between streaming and CD direct.
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