SunRa Fan
100+ Head-Fier
The Stream always indicated the correct bitrate for me as well. My weird problem only occurred when the Stream was connected to a PS Audio DAC. My guess is the the indicated 44.1 bitrate on the PS Audio DAC was just a default indication when it was not able to render a proper one for an incoming pcm stream. But that's my guess. As far as Roon is concerned, I have to wonder what they're doing with all that money they're getting? I tried out their software in 2017 and it was pretty much the same back then, pretty but missing what for me were basic features. It was easier to find new additions to a library this time around, I'll give them that. I think, on balance, devices like the Stream and Roon itself are geared a bit more toward online streaming services. So my experiences with both, considering the aforementioned, would have to be considered limited(and also not for me). More than anything else, I'm actually pretty proud of my little Allo Digione streamer. A/B testing it against a such a refined device like the Stream wound up giving me lots of new confidence in it. In his review of the Digione, John Darko said that HiFi makers in the streamer market should be concerned about the Raspberry Pi solutions. I thought that amusing at the time I heard it but now that I've experienced it for myself, I think he was right.