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Roon for high end audio?

I have been listening almost exclusively to CDs but want to start to get into music streaming.  Sound quality is very high on my list, and I am interested in streaming for 2 reasons; broad selection and hopefully better sound.  I am using a dbx Venue 360 with a Jeff Roland Concerto Preamp and Roland Power amp.  I have a Savant system that allows music playback in multiple rooms, controls video etc.  My Savant integrator suggested Roon. Since I am not currently into streaming, I can’t figure out if Roon is the right thing to do.  It seems like a great music server service with the ability to manage very high quality digital files, but the downstream handling of the files and conversion to analog (DAC) seems lacking.  It seems most people are using it for playback in less than audiophile situations, and compatible equipment is very limited.  Quality wise, am I better off with something like Bluenote and a high quality DAC like say, Denafrips?
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audioman58
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Grannyring  can you still use Roon as a catalog interface and still use QObuz 
and bypass Roons software  for music with your innous ?I don’t allow Roon to 
Take over No executive mode .My Bricasti dac uses its own protocalls 
if nothing on Roon is setup like executive made it sounds Waay better..
every dac is different  it’s processing and abilities.
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audioman58
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Not true at all,Roon  is by far the best most music organizer out there.Qobuz, and Tidal are huge  streaming libraries to complement Roon.the key is having the quality to complement hiend streaming 
to seriously compete with discs ,or Flac files.
for example I have the latest Bricasti M3 with Streamer card option.the M3 dac and streamer is a very good example of high end sound without breaking the bank.  To complement  a direct Ethernet cable is a must,from the router is necessary. I use a decent Quality $200 Wireworld Ethernet cable from modem to router ,from router to Ethernet switch to save $$ the top professional grade 30 ft of Beldon 500 MHz bandwidth , very important here the cheap $30 Ethernet hub is worthless l use the Uptone Audio,Ether Regen 
absolutely cleans the digital noise riding on the line and from there to the streamer ,it is now clean ,and a Wireworld $200 Ethernet cable to the streamer. This is the most critical cable  I have experienced ,I will buy better in the future, and under the dac an absolute must for top clarity and resolution is a set of 4 ultra Still points. My system sounds very good . Not lacking what so ever.
sure it could be better still if I have another $5-10k.  I have roughly 
$8 k  invested in the dac cabling,power cord ,plenty good for the moment and Bricasti is at the forefront and it’s a modular design 
with the future in mind.
 
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