The time has come and I request advice...
To my fellow audiophiles the time has come and I am going to attempt to improve my digital source in one audio system I have, Currently running a Bluesound Node X into Denafrips Pontus 12th Anniversary and it sounds great but i am ready and willing to update the streamer. Looking for a dedicated streamer that will play Tidal or Qobuz. Might be interested in going the Roon route. Budget is about $2500. Right now the Lumin U2 mini and Aurender seem to be at the top of recommendations. Looking for advice from those who have used the streamer they recommend.
I listen to Jazz, Blues and instrument music mostly...also going to add a turntable to my other audio system and will post another question...
I have the Innuos Zen Mini Mk3 going into my T+A DAC 200 and I’ve been delighted with the sound, performance, and stability. I’ve run both Roon and Innuos Sense. Both are stable and very good. Roon is a bit more feature rich, and I think Sense sounds a bit better.
my point is that I would at least audition Innuos to see if you like them.
As always, only your ears matter… |
Seems honest opinion. Okay.
Disinformation / sway. C’mon now. Really? There’s no flattering way to say “Aurender’s not Roon Ready,” but no need to discount one over the other, hey? They don’t play together bit-perfectly, why not leave it at that? Disclaimer: I don’t use either of those items, want either of those items, or profit from either of those items. |
Lumin D 2 with upgaded PSU @ TMR. Retuns accepted but you will not need too. |
My personal judgment on Roon is from personal experience with it (complicated) and forty years of implementing information technology. I have experienced generations of operating systems, hardware, and dozens and dozens of software suites and hundreds of single purpose software products. Software like Roon has a very limited life as streaming becomes. Main stream and major vendors produce their own better and better products and the revenues dry up for Roon and they get purchased and disappear into the history of software. There is a question of how long it will take… but the time will not be measured in decades but likely a few years. |
