(23-Aug-2017, 17:35)jfp Wrote: I just discovered the AIR/ROON combo a few days ago. Devialet did not send me any 3 months trial.
In the past I tried Roon and thought it was a very convenient way to scroll your musical library. But keeping the Mac ON was not the right choice. So I use a Chromecast which provides a great stream for 39 euros. Only issue is the non gapless.
I have read that Roon server requires a very expensive Qnap Nas. So the Mac being switched on would be still an issue with ROON/AIR and Roon is 500$.
I do not understand how Roon+Air can be so musical ? or at least more musical than AIR 3 ?
Second question is why do not use a RASPBERRY Pi 3 + ALLO DIGIONE which costs about 150 euros only ? any test made on the result ?
Perhaps you could ask from Devialet support if they could give you that free 3 months trial?
I'm not sure did I understand all your questions correctly but if you want to use Roon you have to run Roon Server on some computer. This can be a Mac, a windows computer, or Qnap for example. There are many alternative solutions for it. It doesn't need to be a very expensive computer but it needs to meet the minimum Roon requirements:
https://kb.roonlabs.com/FAQ:_What_are_th...rements%3F
You can stream directly from the Roon Server to the Devialet without needing any other hifi-equipment.
About Raspberry Pi 3 + Allo. You cannot run Roon Server on it but you can use it as a Roon endpoint. Roon Server -> Raspberry Pi 3 / Allo -> Devialet.
I think the question is more like that does the Raspberry Pi 3+ Allo give a better sound quality than streaming directly from Roon to the Devialet. I have no idea about this!
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