Yes, you are quite correct. ROON via an external streamer is an audible step up from the ROON endpoint built into Devialet.
I have no idea why
However, I used a computer as a music source for 6 years. Then a well-regarded audio equipment manufacturer who posted many useful tips on a local AV Forum suggested a stand-alone bridge instead of a computer. An external hard drive could be connected for a music source and the digital (SPDIF) output of the bridge connected to the Devialet
The audible improvement was a revelation. Gone were any artifacts generated by a computer, which basically uses 5% of its capability to play back music
The first device was a Lindemann Limetree Bridge, version 1.0. This would resolve FLAC to 24/192 and DSD in DoP format
After a while, I tried a Lumin D1 and this afforded a small improvement
For the last 7 months I have been using a Mercury 2Pi streamer. This is run by a modified version of Gentooplayer. The results are outstanding. The additional clarity and detail, without the sound becoming sterile are really good. The Mercury uses a AES connector
There is a learning curve to installing and setting up Gentooplayer, but the developer, Antonello Coroli who hails from Austria has detailed instructions here and in the Audiostyle Forum under Software
Link: https://gentooplayers.com/
And: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic.../#comments
I have no idea why
However, I used a computer as a music source for 6 years. Then a well-regarded audio equipment manufacturer who posted many useful tips on a local AV Forum suggested a stand-alone bridge instead of a computer. An external hard drive could be connected for a music source and the digital (SPDIF) output of the bridge connected to the Devialet
The audible improvement was a revelation. Gone were any artifacts generated by a computer, which basically uses 5% of its capability to play back music
The first device was a Lindemann Limetree Bridge, version 1.0. This would resolve FLAC to 24/192 and DSD in DoP format
After a while, I tried a Lumin D1 and this afforded a small improvement
For the last 7 months I have been using a Mercury 2Pi streamer. This is run by a modified version of Gentooplayer. The results are outstanding. The additional clarity and detail, without the sound becoming sterile are really good. The Mercury uses a AES connector
There is a learning curve to installing and setting up Gentooplayer, but the developer, Antonello Coroli who hails from Austria has detailed instructions here and in the Audiostyle Forum under Software
Link: https://gentooplayers.com/
And: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic.../#comments
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