debrajray
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| Wifi vs hardwired for streaming Adding my vote to fiber. I have a long ethernet run followed by a 10’ fiber moat. Generic spec: ethernet -> converter -> fiber -> converter -> ethernet, but: the "last mile" matters. I’ve used both Finisar and Optospan transceivers co... | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @dwette haha it’s no big deal, it was this from @rivinyl : It does also raise the question as to whether the server (in my case the SGC ) is degrading the sound rather than Roon being the culprit. It would make sense to my analogue brain, that r... | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @audphile1 yes, good point; thanks. I have actually run that experiment using Minimserver to send local files to Mind, but didn't bring it up here as it was specific to Moon/Mind. I did it now again. I still hear a difference which suggests someth... | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @rivinyl : check out @dwette 's last post, does that serve as evidence against your hypothesis? | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @wsrrsw fun conversation -- and will continue to follow --- but apart from a couple of posts that corroborate the same points here, not much (on that particular thread I mean). Too many people already vested in Roon. Plus Paul McGowan at PSAudio ... | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect My last message was incorrect: AFAIK there is no way to use QC on local files. Maybe one can test Roon on a local file versus the same file streamed directly from the Qobuz server via Roon. | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @rivinyl I realize I could manipulate the Roon settings to get a better output as detailed above, but wonder why should I have to go through all that effort. Well, you know why. It’s because Roon has such a good UI, and it integrates your own... | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @rbstehno my thoughts exactly. It's an exasperating tradeoff that money can't get you out of. In fact (if my experience is any guide) better equipment makes the tradeoff worse ... | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @sirocco30303 FWIW here is my admittedly specific experience, hopefully of use to someone. I have two systems, one far more resolving than the other: 1. Moon 791 -> Moon 761 -> [AP Black Oval 9] -> B&W Nautilus 804. 2. Moon 891 -&g... | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @glenmschneider The fact that you see a difference between the first two options is intriguing to me (let’s ignore the third as there is no external preamp). I am using a Moon 891 as my streamer-dac-preamp. I need to check this out; I simply assum... | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect Hi @glenmschneider are you using the preamp on the MU2 or bypassing to another preamp. If the former, then I am puzzled: isn’t "device volume" just controlling the analog volume control on the Grimm with no digital attenuation? OTOH with an extern... | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @eaglekent yeah I kind of suspected that as well; that qc is playing louder and I am mistaking that for better resolution or detail. Will keep that in mind. But for me the difference is there all the same, controlling for hardware volume. | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @audphile1 this is what I wrote: “There is little doubt that QC sounds significantly better than Roon streaming Qobuz. Admittedly a subjective opinion, but for all of those who agree..” Chill. I’m glad Roon works better for you. | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @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 w... | |
| Roon vs Qobuz Connect @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. |