Using MHDT Orchid to stream Hi Res with Apple Music ?

@jjss49 Thanks. Have the Roon/Nucleus for ~2years. First 12-16 months worked flawlessly. Now i can go a week with uninterrupted service. Other times it will crash every 2 hours(while nothing else on my network goes down. Sent the unit into Roon. They claimed it was a loose Ethernet port. However , when the unit is up and running I’ll go over and pull the Ethernet cable and the unit is fine. I have also tried a USB/Ethernet adaptor with similar results. 

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roon has a learning curve, in set up and in use

it is quite demanding of the network feed.... many/most roon 'problems' have to do with stability/quality/speed of the network feed

need to be careful with wireless jumps in completing the lan to the core machine, and where it resides relative to the streamer that is being fed

Thanks for all the suggestion! If(when) i dump my Nucleus, i will consider the N100H. I the interface looks very nice. 

we wnet cheap and bought a Google Chromecast Audio  run it via Iphone

we also set up a macbook air from internet to dac wired and the sound was much better

“I’m trying to eliminate Roon. To many problems with Roon/Nucleus. ”

@gelle, I know you do not want to buy new equipment but picking a streamer with a solid app interface is equally important. I highly recommend a used Aurender N100H hardwired to your router will alleviate issues you have with Roon. I have been using conductor app for 10 plus years, it’s a breeze to search, browse and curate your favorite music within Conductor app.

Another recommendation, Bluesound Node 2 with your external DAC (use a decent SPDIF cable, like the one from DH Labs).

In my experience, Wi-Fi will not convey the best streaming experience especially if you want to hear high resolution files in its full glory.

@gelle 

I have an iFi Zen Stream, and cannot recommend it enough, but, you do not want other equipment, nor does the Zen Stream connect *directly* to Apple Music via AirPlay. Yes, you can connect to it, but AirPlay limits the file resolution to CD quality only.

Thus, if you have the wireless dongle for the 105, your best bet at this time, would be to use that and connect Apple Music via AirPlay.

Thanks again. I’m trying to eliminate Roon. To many problems with Roon/Nucleus. 

AirPlay will not. So playing through your iPad would be limited to 44/16 via AirPlay IIRC.

I don’t have Roon, but have a feeling you might be able to use the 105 As a Roon endpoint, which would be the best way to go if possible, as Roon will stream at higher resolution.

Thanks. Do you think the dongle can handle the Hi-Res output?

Yes, you can probably stream wirelessly via the OPPO via Bluetooth or AirPlay I would imagine. Digital out to your DAC, and it would bipass the internal DAC In the OPPO.

EDIT: Just checked, the 105 would require a wireless dongle via its USB port. Should be easy enough to find. The 105 was suppose to come with the dongle included. Do you have it?

Thanks. I’m trying not to purchase any additional equipment. I also have a Oppo 105. Was there some kind of wireless streamer with it?

@gelle

Is there a way to do this? Do i need to incorporate my IPad ? Thanks.

It would be hard to do via your iPad as the Orchid is not a wireless device, it only has ‘hard wire’ optical, USB, and digital coax inputs from a source. Thus, you would need a separate wireless streamer (of some sort), that could be hard wire connected to the Orchid. You could then connect to the wireless streamer via AirPlay, as example, that would ‘feed’ your DAC > amp/pre/integrated.

Thanks. Have Qobuz. Currently streaming from a Roon Nucleus to the Orchid. Trying to eliminate Roon/Nucleus. 

Just get Qobuz.  It’s better.  There are several ways to stream to your DAC — just depends what equipment you have available to use.