My first few days with Roon

[petrik]

Thank you for sharing your impressions!

I then revisited my posts about my initial impressions from when I first introduced the Melco and it was the improved bass performance that stood out for me back then. The Melco get the PC out of the chain and maybe this is why it just sounds better to me. By using Roon I am effectively sticking the PC back in the chain. I can live with this now ……but only if I can get similar SQ. This is my dilemma.

There are lots of ways to improve SQ of Roon. For example:

1. Make sure you follow all Roon's recommendations regarding SQ. https://kb.roonlabs.com/Sound_Quality
   
2. Roon DSP helps doing digital room correction if you have problems with bass. You need a microphone for taking measurements. http://blog.roonlabs.com/digital-room-correction/
   
3. Roon DSP can do upsampling and it might increase SQ slightly. It's worth a try to upsample everything to 192 kHz. https://kb.roonlabs.com/DSP_Engine:_Samp...Conversion
   
4. You could start using HQPlayer together with Roon. Upsampling in HQPlayer definitely improves/changes SQ. The only problem with this setup is that you have to use Devialet AIR driver and it might not work so well on Windows 10. https://kb.roonlabs.com/HQPlayer_Setup
   
5. You could change your Melco to something that runs Roon Server. Like for example Innuos Zenith Mk2. Some people have reported even increased SQ when using Innuos instead of Melco. http://forums.naimaudio.com/topic/stream...6361222353
   
6. You could start using Roon Ready endpoints like Sonore ultraRendu or Sotm-sms200 ultra. Even better if you use use them together with Mutec MC3+ USB. Many people have found this combination (Sonore/Sotm and Mutec) sounding better than Devialet AIR.