27-Jul-2021, 13:18
I was also plagued by dropouts using RAAT to my Expert Pro 440 via gigabit Ethernet. It continued even after the Devialet OS/firmware update last year although the frequency of the dropouts was much improved after the firmware update. This was using an i7 Win 10 PC running RoonServer. But using the 100mpbs switch eliminated the dropouts and sounded just as good as gigabit ethernet so I was content.
But then my PC started having issues so I eventually bought a NUC 8i7 and installed ROCK. I can’t explain why, but no more dropouts with RAAT via gigabit ethernet. None. Roon has been ROCK solid.
YMMV, but it made me wish I switched to ROCK on NUC years earlier. It has made the care and feeding of Roon so much easier. (Caveat: I do know of other NUC users that still have occasional dropouts and if you read the Roon forums, this issue is certainly not confined to Devialet owners).
Regarding AIR vs RAAT… I do hear a slight difference but not enough to have clear preference based on sound quality alone. I tend to primarily use RAAT because I’ll occasionally group playback with another Roon Ready endpoint in my home which I cannot do with AIR.
But then my PC started having issues so I eventually bought a NUC 8i7 and installed ROCK. I can’t explain why, but no more dropouts with RAAT via gigabit ethernet. None. Roon has been ROCK solid.
YMMV, but it made me wish I switched to ROCK on NUC years earlier. It has made the care and feeding of Roon so much easier. (Caveat: I do know of other NUC users that still have occasional dropouts and if you read the Roon forums, this issue is certainly not confined to Devialet owners).
Regarding AIR vs RAAT… I do hear a slight difference but not enough to have clear preference based on sound quality alone. I tend to primarily use RAAT because I’ll occasionally group playback with another Roon Ready endpoint in my home which I cannot do with AIR.
Devialet 440 Pro (two 220s)- Oracle CD transport - Kuzma Stabi S/Stogi S turntable - Von Schweikert VR-35 speakers - JPS SC3 SCs - PI Audio power conditioning -
Triode Wire Labs ICs and PCs - Roon on NUC 8i7beh running ROCK
Triode Wire Labs ICs and PCs - Roon on NUC 8i7beh running ROCK
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