I decided a while ago that ripping a CD to a music server sounded better than the CD. I do not have an uber CD player- maybe that's the issue. There is no question in my system that music played from the server is much better than Tidal or Qobuz ( and I agree Qobuz is easily better than Tidal). The Hi-Rez streaming is better than 16/44 and I am undecided on MQA as my DAC doesn't unfold it and I am not convinced Roon is helping with what it does.
I have 3 switches Etherregen, SOtM with clock, English Electric 8Switch and a Mutec clock on the ER and SOtM and that has greatly improved the streaming but it doesn't bring it to the level of the server files. I have an Antipodes Core server and Innuos Statement. I use Roon in Experimental (squeezelite) mode.
There was a time I thought Roon was better with the Core on the Antipodes and Endpoint on the Innuos but after adding the Mutec I went back to Experimental mode. I still don't understand why, it doesn't make sense to me. Maybe it unmasked some nasties from the network traffic or the Antipodes.
I have 3 switches Etherregen, SOtM with clock, English Electric 8Switch and a Mutec clock on the ER and SOtM and that has greatly improved the streaming but it doesn't bring it to the level of the server files. I have an Antipodes Core server and Innuos Statement. I use Roon in Experimental (squeezelite) mode.
There was a time I thought Roon was better with the Core on the Antipodes and Endpoint on the Innuos but after adding the Mutec I went back to Experimental mode. I still don't understand why, it doesn't make sense to me. Maybe it unmasked some nasties from the network traffic or the Antipodes.