roon sound wasn't as good

someone asked about upsampling, Im not certian what I chose I think I took the maximum upsampling, wonder if my Naim Dac might not have liked the upsampled signal   I didn't try it without upsampling if memory serves  This is the 14 day problem again, just not enough time to try everything.

fiber optic...where?   I have wifi in the house.  PC wired to a router    Naim wired to a router  PC communicates to the Naim I assume as a network device which has the roon firmware as endpoint in it  Fiber optic is from the house to the street yes (its verizon fios)

what is the small green computer tomic601  and Im not following about fiber (maybe more in my diet?  :  )   

Roon can sound great it requires superior programming skills and hardware designed to run roon optimally,

 

our 432evo servers run Roon in an entirely different fashion by maximizing how roon is run by the CPU:.

we run Roon on one of the CPUs cores.

we run background processes on another core,

we then run music caching on another core.

all non essential processes are turned  off on the motherboard and we electrically shield the cpu with a custom designed shield, add a custom Sata cable, a shock mounted  suspension for ths Ssd,and a separate electrically isolated usb card and clock.and we use two Sbooster external power supplies one to drive the CPU and one to power the usb and clock cards.

And because we have separate boards and power supplies we also have zero obsolescence as better parts become available the servers can be upgraded easily

Dave and Troy

audio intellect NJ

Us importers 432evo music servers 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the result is a server which sounds more liken analog source when combined with a great Dac.

 

yes Roon can sound amazing whem implimented correctly

I created my own room correction filters for Roon using Room EQ wizard freeware and a $100 minidsp mike using an online guide. I apply the room correction then add additional eq filters to season to taste. Results can be tuned in perfectly to personal preference this way. You just have to get up the initial learning curve and experiment a bit at first. Perhaps the best tweak ever for less than $1k. We are talking total transformation as needed.
 

One of my rooms required very little adjustment but others quite a bit. Just using the mic and REW to get a handle on what issues your room has alone is a worthwhile learning experience that can help one make wiser decisions moving forward. I suspect there are many out there who would care but have no way of knowing to what extent their room as opposed to the equipment itself is determining what they hear.