Roon supports Devialet AIR

[baconbrain]

I have just spent some time trying Roon / AIR vs Roon HQPlayer / microRendu / Mutec MC3+USB.  Much as my confirmation bias would like me to state Roon HQPlayer / microRendu / Mutec MC3+USB crushed Roon /AIR without mercy, I have to be honest, it did not.  In fact it was far closer than I had expected, very close indeed.  OK, I am still going to declare the microRendu / Mutec MC3+USB as the one I prefer and will stick with, but the margins are small enough that I had to do a lot of A/B switching on particular tracks to be sure of what I was hearing, the margins are very small here.  Out of curiosity I switched back to Roon via 'traditional' AIR and it still sounds good, but yes, I am as sure as I can be that something in the direct integration of AIR within Roon has afforded an improvement.  Again, this is all small margin stuff, but I am kind of with Pim and his 'fuller' comment, but in no way does that take away from the details and realism etc.  Impressive!

EDIT:  I know there have been some comments regarding the sensitivity of the Devialet volume control within Roon (which Roon have confirmed that they are looking at), but for me, sat with Roon on the iPad and the Devialet remote by my side, just having the indication of the volume in the corner of the iPad, together with my track list was most welcome.  Very cool!  These little things can make a big difference.

Interesting and thanks for the comparison. Somewhat supports my suspicion that Ethernet (vs. USB) is the preferred transport.