20-Mar-2018, 12:56
(18-Mar-2018, 20:42)Gerronwithit Wrote: I had not really tried out AirPlay on my Devialet Pro since having the CI upgrade so aimed my iPad Air at the amplifier and played Black Sabbath's 2009 remastered album with the volume set at -12 dB which is much higher than I normally play my music and resultant playback was pretty weedy in my opinion. I then did the same using Roon and Air from my MacBook Air at about -17 dB and the clarity and power were significantly greater. Just wondering at what the mechanics are that produced such a difference.
I have tried CI AirPlay, it sounded OK but it is not the best sounding way to feed a CI Pro. You describe it as "pretty weedy" versus Roon AIR, although I would not go quite that far, I do know exactly what you mean, and yes, Roon AIR is substantially better.
As for the volume issue, I had not noticed this, but I was using a PC. Feeding from an iPad via AirPlay, there is a volume control in the media bar on the iPad, this integrates with the Devialet volume control but defaults to full volume at a certain point. All a little confusing, but could easily explain the volume difference you experienced.
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