Roon has some tips for when running Roon core from a computer here:
https://kb.roonlabs.com/Sound_Quality_in_One_Computer
Note however that any sound quality difference you hear may only be very slight and part of the reason Roon states this is because they want to sell you on one of their Nucleus devices.
https://kb.roonlabs.com/Sound_Quality_in_One_Computer
Note however that any sound quality difference you hear may only be very slight and part of the reason Roon states this is because they want to sell you on one of their Nucleus devices.
Is a Network Streamer an improvement with a Chord DAVE/Mscaler - Roon Core on QNAP Setup?
I have the above configuration QNAP TS-473 16GB of ram, both Roon and music on SSDs, and I don't run anything apart from Roon on the NAS.
I have tried Pro-ject Ultra Stream 2, degraded the sound and the Auralic Aries G1 no difference from going direct from the QNAP via USB into the Mscaler.
My understanding of the recommended Roon architecture is that the Core and Output should be separate, which in this case it is as the Mscaler is the output and separated from the DAVE via dual BNCs.
I've read various reviews saying the DCS Network Bridge improves the sound of the DAVE when streaming, however they did not have an MScaler in the setup. Does anyone have a similar DAVE/Mscaler setup and addding a network streamer improved the sound?
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