@ohlala wrote:
Thank you. I have found Roon offers less resolution than upnp/dlna applications, all of which sound the same on my system. I have wondered if Grimm products escaped this issue.
I’ve only used Roon(/Qobuz) when listening to the Grimm Audio MU1 and NuPrime Evolution Stream, and I have read of a reviewer who found bypassing Roon for another software on the NuPrime leading to even better transparency.
However I’d be surprised if Grimm Audio would have let themselves be bottlenecked by an inferior sounding software (i.e.: Roon) in their specific implementation of it.
@calvinj wrote:
we found using Audirvāna with quboz to be a game changer. We have got it to gauge the best sound quality I’ve heard streaming so far.
Have you tried JRiver in some music server combination?
@mapman wrote:
Anyone compared sound using their streamer versus Windows dedicated WASABI to same DAC using USB 2 or 3? I’m finding this combo sounds very good and USB is generally considered better technically than spdif or toslink.
In different systems, including my current one, I’ve always found the AES/EBU protocol to sound the best; it strikes me as having the more "balanced" presentation (no pun intended) vs. USB that’s subjectively a wee bit more up-front and center oriented. Both can sound great, but it’s likely a matter of taste and system synergy.
