Roon - the next step?

[Womaz]

Thanks for the replies guys. I know this is an option and I wont rule it out but saving a few quid doesnt really turn me on as much as buying a product that is ready to go without me fiddling about. I am not good with technical stuff either so i think I would refer to go a more simplified route.
I have a very simple one room set up so i assumed the entry level Nucleus would do and thats not too expensive. Dont get me wrong I am no millionaire but I dont mind spending a bit of cash to get what I am looking for.

One of the things I am considering at present is a temporary solution, I need a back up lap top for my business anyway as I had a scare last month. So I can get a lap top for about £400 that will be higher spec than the one Roon Core currently sits on.
This lap top would sit on top of my hifi rack and be used solely for Roon. The downside is I would probably sell the Melco as it would not be getting used, so for a while I would not have access to my music collection, but I listen to my own collection so little these days I m not sure I would miss it . Also I have it all backed up on a MyPassport HD.

This would give me a temporary solution until i decide which way I go, as I would imagine there could be a lot more products coming to the market in the next 6 months or so.

I followed the thread you posted on the Roon forum about your findings with Roon compared with your Melco and the loose bass issue. Correct me if I’m wrong, but with the help of the Roon support guys it was concluded that the signal path you had with Roon was not a lossless path which maybe was the cause of the bass issue?

My setup is an old Dell Precision server running as a Linux based Vortexbox on which I installed the Linux version of Roon core. My Devialet 440 Pro is connected via wired Ethernet to the core and I control it with the Roon iPad app. The signal path I have could not be simpler and the sound quality is fabulous.

Having said that I’ve never tried connecting with USB to the Devialet.

It’s a pity your not closer as I’d happily bring my Roon Core server over for you to try. I’d be interested to hear the difference between Roon Air and the Melco.


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In the end the difference was down to the input. After help on the Roon Forum i eventually got a lossless path to the Dev using Ethernet, but it was a bit dull, the bass overpowered everything . When I connected my lap top with USB the magic was back, and the difference was considerable. Trust me it had to be for me to notice as I dont get hung up on small differences in sound.