15-Aug-2025, 06:35
(14-Aug-2025, 19:49)thumb5 Wrote: Don't rule out the digital room correction option too quickly! I expect that would give you a much more significant improvement in sound quality than buying an external streamer, and for a fraction of the cost. In fact, it's so (relatively) inexpensive that it's worth trying anyway.
I have found Focus Fidelity Filter Designer to be very easy to use, and it produces great results with only a little effort. It works very smoothly with Roon. (I don't have any affiliation with Focus Fidelity other than being a very happy customer.) If you want to try this out you will also need a calibrated microphone such as the MiniDSP UMIK-1.
Thanks for that Ian. I’m definitely going to give that one a try!
2014 Mac Mini running Roon via Vodafone hub/Amazon basics ethernet cable into:
- Devialet 440 (RCA to ground lifted AES)
- Focal Sopra 2 (YYAudio Black Magic speaker cable)
- Rel S812 x 4 (std hi-level cables and £25 Van Damme Speakon array connects, Cruiser class £35 Chinese mains cables)
- no intentional room treatment.
Chester, UK
