My first few days with Roon

[Womaz]

Just an update to those who are interested.
The difference in sound quality in particular the bass is a real issue. I love Roon, but not at this cost.
I have joined the Roon forum and I am getting some assistance on there.....but do you know what I just think taking the Melco away and replacing it with a PC is the real problem..........and do you know what thats excatly why I bought the Melco  

Of course I still have the streaming issues.

I am not surprised you prefer the sound quality of the Melco.  With my old Expert (non Pro) amp I had a preference to the microRendu via USB over AIR, it was nicer to listen to.  However, I found the bass was clearly better via AIR, even in comparison to the mighty Melco N1Z.  This does need qualifying, via USB there was more bass, I just found the bass more accurate and articulate via AIR.  Of course, this is with a D800, the Blades, my ears and a different room.  That said, you might want to experiment a little.  For example, how much SAM are you running?  You might find that you can use a higher % SAM with AIR to get a more pleasing overall presentation.  Easy enough to try!  (unless you are already on 100% SAM of course)

Well I think you may be onto something here . My SAM is set to 25% and I have now set it to 100% . My initial first hour listening and this is a big improvement . It’s early days I know and I will do more listening , but this is very promising . It’s funny as I was going to try this myself but I was going to turn SAM off not increase it . More listening now.......