05-Jul-2020, 14:44
Just came across this review (not in-depth) by Steve Huff, who liked a Roon Nucleus by USB direct into his Vinnie Rossi integrated. He was surprised that the Roon could be both a server and streamer. Anyway, I'm posting it as Huff previously used an Innuos Zen Mini as his streamer and found the Roon Nucleus with USB -- without any re-clocking -- as superior both in terms of usability and SQ.
https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2020/07/0...ini-mkiii/
https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2020/07/0...ini-mkiii/
Devialet Expert 220 Pro Kinki EX-M7 power amp tethered to a fiber-fed Lumin X1 streamer via Grimm XLRs, Vivid B1 Decade speakers in Rosso Barchetta red (only 200 produced in a limited edition), Roon Nucleus with a Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SSD, etherREGEN switch fed by a Sonore opticalModule (and Sonore-supplied transceivers and 1M optical cable) with a SOtM dCBL-Cat7 cable to my Nucleus and a DH Labs Reunion Cat8 to my Lumin T2 streamer, Keces P8 linear power supply feeding a (to come) NUC and EtherREGEN switch with an external AfterDark OCXO clock., and opticalModule (5V/1A), AudioQuest Niagara 1000 power conditioner, ASI LiveLine loom (purchased directly from Franck Tchang when I lived in France), Less Loss Firewall for Speakers and Roon lifetime license with Tidal streaming.
