Roon supports Devialet AIR

[Axel]

A couple of questions.

I'd love to run Roon, but I don't want my Mac, which is upstairs, to be running. So what is the most effective and cheapest way of running Roon on my system?

If I did have to use the Mac, and install Roon core on it, could I still have the QNAP NAS running into my Mutec, or does  the audio have to be rooted through the Mac? Please bear in mind that everything on my LAN is connected by Ethernet cable.

Not sure why you would want to continue to use your Mutec in case you are using Roon/AIR. The Mutec was an interesting option to avoid using USB on the Devialet. I personally took my sMS-200+Mutec out of the system when I reached a correct level of reliability/SQ with AIR.

I do not know of any version of Roon running on a NAS. You can have any type of small machine (NUC) running on Windows/Linux/Mac OS, and connect this machine to your Devialet through Ethernet RJ45 cables. The best way to test would be to use your existing Mac. In my case, I have Roon running on a MacMini, accessing my music on a NAS an connected with WiFi to the Devialet. It has been working close to perfection for some time.

Thanks. Yeah, the only reason I wanted to use the Mutec was for its reclocking abilities. I think I might install Roon on the Mac, so that I can get a feel for it. I'm sure I can't run Roon on my NAS because there is not enough RAM, but I don't see why it wouldn't be possible to run the Linux version of Roon on a properly specified machine.