Sound quality of Roon

@SONICFANTASTIC:

Thanks again @blisshifi  for the explanation and the two factors you raise are imaging of the sound towards more life like and fatiguing peaks which I assume tends towards the higher end of the frequency response. Are others hearing these differences as a result of a streamer change and not related to dac or speakers? Or have you had the experience where the streamer does not not appear to make a difference? How expensive did your system need to be to hear this difference? Did you have lower cost systems before where you could not hear the difference?

 

I will state that the addition of a separate streamer (Auralic Aries G2.1) made an obvious (to me and my listening companions) improvement to the sound of my Tambaqui DAC.  Do you need a resolving system to hear this?  I suppose, but it was not subtle on my system.  For Fantastic Sonics :) it is needed.  I added the separate steamer (I have Roon Nucleus+ in separate room) in front of the DAC.

I can hear this.  I also heard the improvement with a Networks Acoustics Muon Filter and ethernet cable.

+1 @wsrrsw !

Have you tried a Network Acoustics Filter?  I have the Muon, and it made more of

an impact than the EtherRegen.

Hey @wsrrsw ​​​​@blisshifi !  We should visit each other!  I've gone big in most areas, but limited my switch (ahem so far) to the Silent Angel Bonn 8. I power it off the 'other rail' of my  HDPlex (the other rail powers my Nucleus+).  I have seen and read on the Synergistic Switch.  I probably would be all over it, but I don't have anything SR.  I had not even heard of the M12 switch.  I went all in on the custom Power supply by Sean Jacobs for my Auralic streamer, and was not disappointed!

I have two systems.   In the 'better' one, (Aries G2.1 with custom power supply to stand alone Tambaqui, I found I did not need the EtherRegen so much in front of the Muon.  Upstairs, where I have ethernet input to Makua Preamp with internal Tambaqui and ethernet bridge (no separate streamer) I find the inclusion of an EtherRegen in front of the Muon beneficial.  I think it makes sense that the better streamer with better PSupply was fine without Ether Regen and OK with the Muon alone.

Good Morning @wsrrsw ,

Speaking With ?Rich at Network Acoustics, he said many find the Ether Regen is not needed in front of the Muon Filter.  He said try it, but that many found that a simple switch (not fancy) in front of the filter was good.  I need the switch at my computer / modem / Nucleus / ethernet out to my stereo's and TV's and wifi system.  I use the modem ports for some of it and I use the SA Bonn 8 for the audio part.  Tell me what you like about the M12?  By removing the Ether Regen from my main system, I lost the extra A port that went to my Apple TV (old Samsung does not have Apple TV on it) so I may need to add a switch anyway.

Well there is a great topic:  Comparing better switches.

Yes I am familiar with that post @wsrrsw thanks.

I am talking about considering high end switches, like the M12, SR etc. 

I am looking hard at the M12.  Question: I see the special connections at the M12.

Their ethernet cords can have the M12 fitting on one end, and RJ45 on the other.

But what of the long run from my switch to my music rooms?  Is there an adapter, or do I use a female -female junction on the end of their (expensive) cable going to my standard cable.  Seems a downgrade in the path...Anyone have this?