Roon vs Qobuz Connect

@debrajray I have a Weiss DAC501-MK2. It has an ethernet input that exposes a Roon endpoint (or UPnP if one prefers). It has no streaming capabilities otherwise, but Roon is all I really need. 

On very rare occasion I have – in the past – used AirPlay2 to stream Youtube audio from my laptop browser over WiFi. Just yesterday, I bought a WiiM Mini for just that purpose; i.e., to support AirPlay2. I don’t plan to use it otherwise, and I also don’t plan to get a separate streaming transport. I have what I need.

@dwette got it. The Weiss 501-mk2 is fully network enabled and talks directly to Roon core. I use the Moon 891 which is a streamer-dac and hence the choice arises between Qobuz via Roon or just Qobuz. 

@debrajray I previously had a Naim NDX2 streamer/DAC. I tried QC with that. It sounded slightly better, but I really don't like the user experience of Qobuz' controller software. I mostly play jazz and classical, and am more album than playlist oriented. I returned to Roon for it's superior user experience and features in that regard.

But it's moot for me now. I have no device for my main system that supports QC.

@dwette exactly, I dislike the Qobuz controller software quite apart from its inability to aggregate (which I don’t blame it for). Roon is superior in all these aspects — and I have one of those lifetime subscriptions from some years ago. That’s why it irks me to sacrifice on sq, which is discernible to my ears. 

I have compared both as can use both with my SOTM streamer and at first QC sounded better but then became fatiquing over time.  I think it plays louder giving the impression of more detail but Roon have same detail, soundstage etc but  smoother.  Then I discovered DSD256 upscaling/conversion with Roon and that’s where I landed as completely happy with the sound with my T+A DAC 200 with native DSD conversion.  Running Roon server on my PC was a pain until I bought a NUC to run Roon server 24/7.   Just my subjective experience with my system.