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Let Roon upsample vs let Lumin T2 do the work

I've reluctantly invested in Roon for my Lumin T2.  I read somewhere to turn off all the processing in the Lumin app and let Roon do all the upsampling.  What's the benefit of that?  I figure my Lumin is built specifically for making the best signal possible. 

Secondly, my Roon core is an Asus ROG desktop computer, is it doing any work?  It's certainly not audiophile grade.
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T2 owner here using Roon. Yes, you use the Lumin app to turn off upsampling and do upsampling function with Roon. I've used Roon to upsample to DSD512 in the Lumin without any dropouts. If you get dropouts that will mean your ASUS server doesn't have enough computing horsepower. You may or may not like the DSD 512 presentation.
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DTX, Peter Lie, the head Lumin software engineer, specifically instructs to turn off upsample processing in the Lumin and utilize upsampling through Roon. "Real DSD" is simply a presentation of some music sources although I have yet to find any in my library or browsing. However, if "native DSD" is available the Lumin will process it. BTW, Erik was correct in his upsampling comment. I suggest you check the Roon website, "community" and peruse the Lumin hardware  section....lots of useful info there. 
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