I have been using Roon over Air through Ethernet for a few months after using Audirvana over USB for a few years.
The sound is different, but it is not about Roon as much as it is about Air.
Air is softer, rounder, reboundier if I may say so but still splendidly defined, while Audirvana is sharper and I would say a bit harsher perhaps. Both are amazingly good through my Wilson Benesch Vectors, but I personally now think I prefer Air a bit and therefore Roon.
Needless to say, the UI of Roon and the navigation capability are second to none.
Cheers,
Bernard
The sound is different, but it is not about Roon as much as it is about Air.
Air is softer, rounder, reboundier if I may say so but still splendidly defined, while Audirvana is sharper and I would say a bit harsher perhaps. Both are amazingly good through my Wilson Benesch Vectors, but I personally now think I prefer Air a bit and therefore Roon.
Needless to say, the UI of Roon and the navigation capability are second to none.
Cheers,
Bernard
Room: Gik Acoustics | Vibration: Townshend pods | Power: Shunyata Omega XC + Everest + Sigma NR v2 + Sigma ground cables | Source: Mojo Audio DejaVu EVO linux server running Roon core (Raat) | Ethernet: Sonore Optical module + Melco S10P with dedicated LPS + Shunyata Omega Ethernet x 2| Synchronous: Mutec MC-3 + USB (Paul Hynes SR7T LPS) + Cybershaft OP21A (Shunyata Omega USB, AES/EBU, clock cables) | Dac/Pre/Amplification: Devialet D1000 Pro CI (Chord Sarum T RCA-RCA link) | Speakers: Chord Sarum T cables + Wilson Benesch Act One Evolution P1
