2019 Mac Pro vs. Roon


I'm struggling to understand how a music server would differ from my 2019 Mac Pro (Mac Pro - not MacBook Pro - using Audirvana or Roon software) or a Marantz SACD 30n with attached usb storage. As far as the SACD 30n goes, I understand that you would lose a User Interface, but would sound quality suffer?

Thanks in advance,

Yet Another Noob

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sns a more powerful processor is what you dont want the more powerful the  processor the greater the noise 

 

this is the major distinction between using a laptop vs a dedicated server

the server has been designed from scratch for low ejectrical noise and maximum isolation of the data stream

 

we have tested many music servers and the best sound from streaming  has been from the innous and 432EVo servers both are dedicated roon cores and endpoints 

if you have a fast enough isolated low noise  processor you can easily keep the core and endpoint in the same chassis  without any issues,

 

the key is having a quiet processor that is electrically isolated 

Dave and Troy

Audio intellect 

server specialists