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Bricasti M3/M1SE

I want great SQ but I want a simple set up. I have the Antipodes EX CX and want to unload them.

Getting either one of these dacs one can add on the Ethernet modular. Can I sell the EX CX and run Roon on my PC and stream with Great SQ?
Lost in space, help.
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tvad
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While reading through another thread, and doing some research as a result, I discovered the SonicTransporter I5 music server, sold by Small Green Computer.

A nice feature of the SonicTransporter I5 ($999 including 1TB SSD) over a Roon Nucleus is that if you decide to cancel Roon, the SonicTransporter I5 doesn’t become a brick like the Nucleus, since the SonicTransporter I5 is pre-loaded with HQPlayer (embedded), Squeezebox Server, Plex Media Server and MinimServer (DLNA server) in addition to Roon Core Server.

https://www.smallgreencomputer.com/collections/audio-server/products/sonictransporter-i5?variant=208...

Since the Roon Nucleus and SonicTransporter I5 are both Intel i5 computers, I see no reason why they wouldn’t sound identical on a network.
tvad
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@verdantaudio, a question for you (and @sksos) about Roon Nucleus...

If one stops using Roon (ends a Roon subscription), is a Roon Nucleus device still usable as a server?


tvad
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Keep in mind, dedicated audio servers are PCs that have been designed and optimized for audio.

If you want to retain your present PC, you might look into optimizing it for audio before investing in a dedicated server. Not saying you may not decide to buy a dedicated server at some point, but you expressed a desire to use your existing PC.

Highend-Audiopc.com out of Switzerland offers a software download package that optimizes a PC for audio. Cost is ~$120 USD. https://shop.highend-audiopc.com/collections/software/products/audiophileoptimizer

I came across the Audiophileoptimizer software product while perusing the Mojo-Audio website.

Benjamin also offers tips to optimize Mac OS X for audio. https://www.mojo-audio.com/blog/optimizing-os-x-for-audio-video/


tvad
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You will find even a dedicated PC will be a step down and will be noisier


My MacMini is set up as a dedicated server. It runs wirelessly. The entire music library is loaded into Roon’s library. No physical connection to the M3 + network card. No way it adds noise. Impossible. If the MacMini was connected to the M3 via USB...different story.


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