18-Jan-2016, 21:17
(This post was last modified: 18-Jan-2016, 21:19 by Hifi_swlon.)
(18-Jan-2016, 19:21)Morten Wrote: Hallo
If they do make it RoonReady—does it mean that you need a computer running on the same network?
Kind regards Morten
Yes. The computer will 'serve' the Aurender its data over Ethernet using their RAAT protocol.
In essence, it also means the music stored on your Aurender will be pulled to the RoonCore, processed, and then returned via RAAT. In theory SQ will be at least as good, since the Aurender engineers are responsible for implementing RAAT on their hardware, so I assume it will all go into the same buffers etc, but it will probably be an extra slight delay.
I asked a lot about this as I planned to buy an Aurender and wanted to use Roon. The Roon guys logic was pretty sound - they didn't want their setup to become obsolete or break due to unsupported file types etc - and since they deal with all that their end and always send back Data in their format, everyone gets the same experience across all hardware (in as far as possible). Perhaps ultimately they will add the ability to control the device directly - more like a remote - but that would be further down the line.
I ended up changing my mind for other reasons - not least the cost of the Aurenders in the UK - but I'll definitely reconsider once Roon is confirmed as working. The Aurender ap didn't do it for me at all. It was like a step back in time after Roon IMO, but would make a simpler setup.
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