Roonready device with AES output?

[Hifi_swlon]

RoonServer> Macbook > USB>Devialet : Its not stable initially for about 15mins of play. drops couple of times. once past it gets quite stable. I have stupid USB cable. I can update once my AQ Jitterbug+ AQ USB's arrive. I can also blame it to some background software working etc and after 15mins, I'm guessing the S/w pings stops and hence there is stability ?

Now how about some one (hk) try with RoonServer > NUC > USB > Devialet - works stable?. I mean truly a cold start.

RoonServer > macMini > USB > Devialet has been pretty much rock solid for me.

I'd suggest a check over of your cable/ports Jnan_devi, 15 mins of instability sounds really wrong….

@Dr Tone, I don't think it exists yet. You could convert USB>AES? From everything I've read the two most likely candidates would be the Berkeley Alpha USB - which several CA people still say is the best despite it now getting on a bit, or maybe snap up the Mutec MC3 USB thingy if still in the classifieds.  Not technically pass-through for DSD, but it gets a lot of good feedback here and elsewhere if you like the studio type kit.  I know one forum member (can't remember which I get confused from the different forums) says there's another German offering like the Mutec.

But I think there will be more RoonReady offerings pretty soon and I'm sure some will have AES. If I were a manufacturer I would have been waiting for 1.2 and getting it tested there before releasing.

I think  the microRendu will be within a month based on the Axpona show, general chatter, and the review sample being out, but what do I know…….  It won't help you with keeping the USB port free though I suppose…

(apologies to Confused who I initially thought had asked the question)