(15-Jul-2017, 09:58)Axel Wrote: Thanks. Yeah, the only reason I wanted to use the Mutec was for its reclocking abilities. I think I might install Roon on the Mac, so that I can get a feel for it. I'm sure I can't run Roon on my NAS because there is not enough RAM, but I don't see why it wouldn't be possible to run the Linux version of Roon on a properly specified machine.
You're absolutely right. The Mutec is a fantastic reclocker. And this is very useful in case you use an input like AES/EBU on the Devialet which includes the flow of music, together with a clock signal. This proved incredibly efficient.
And you can obviously continue to use this option connecting the Mutec on the USB output of your MacMini or any NUC you would want to use.
But when you use Roon/AIR, the stream you are sending to the Devialet is asynchronous. So you just don't need a precise clock, as this is the internal clock of the Devialet which will give the timing reference.
Like yourself, I do not see any reason why you would not be able to use a linux NUC, provided you have the skills to maintain it. ROCK was designed to be maintenance free, that's all I guess.
