Thanks. The path does look clean.
For believing, no. But for demonstrating that there is a difference, rather than believing in it, that’s anotther matter. It would be big.
Might as well, these discussions rarely convince anyone of anything. You can’t really have a discussion with some objective repeatable facts vs. beliefs…
Forgive my ignorance, but where is the ‘Roon’ core programme residing? On a computer or Roon Nucleus?
This has got to have an effect on the variations in sound quality you are hearing?
In the end, just enjoy the music and forget about all the figures.
Nope, none whatsoever. (And Nucleus is just an overpriced computer anyway)
So where is Roon residing?
Roon is residing on a computer. Whether it be a laptop, a nas or a nucleus. Depending on that choice of device, your system’s resolution and choice of interconnect, there may be quality differences due to high frequency interference.
Interconnects (unless they are of some super-pricy audiophile brand and do not follow any of the USB specs) have no effect here, though. And the digital data is high frequency noise. It would be very strange if the DAC was rejecting whatever analogue noise is die to data itself, but passing through significantly lower-level “other” noise. Not that one could her anything in MHz range anyway.
Low-frequency noise at high levels would be more of a concern but has generally been solved for many year as well.
I wrote this in another thread here: Roon comparistion and questions. So, I’m in the same mess as other users with Roon here and found no solution, so far. Take it as another confirmation, that Roon is laking SQ vs. direct streaming…
I would also like Roon to give the same result as the dedicated app.
It’s generally less hot, less searched.
Roon is very pleasant to use!!
Gil
Because we only support Roon Ready and not Roon core.
We are currently unable to add Roon to Rose devices or the RoseConnect app, but we will try to make it possible in the future.
This can explain the differences felt
I would like Roon to give the same sound because it is more user-friendly but unfortunately not
It doesn’t make really sense (and also, there isn’t an Android port for it), to add a Roon server/core to the Rose devices.
Roon is a server/client system, which needs a more or less powerful server, which handles the datas.
The Roon ready client needs only a stable network connection.
Also I don’t agree (and don’t discuss) the always starting discussion of bad/different SQ.
But: If you’ve server (which can stressed) and client on one system, then it’s possible, that you’ll get a disturbing in the client part and so RoonLab recommends to divide both.
Yea, not sure rosehan’s response makes sense. Pretty sure all Roon endpoints are “Roon Ready”. Interesting that he admits that there is a difference though.
There can be differences, as Burki mentiones. What RoseHan says is that they will implement Roon core in future products. E.g. like in the Grimm MU2. If done well, the better option, both in overall price and SQ.
Yes, I know there is a difference. I had been testing, and ultimately canceled my Roon subscription.
I also abandoned my Roon subscription
Gil
Hey guys, thanks for sharing!