I started with an Innous Zenith MKII hosting Roon Core. It wasn't powerful enough to use DSP or upscaling so I purchased a Small Green Computer sonictransporter i7 for Roon DSP w/o storage and everything worked fine. I used it for over a year but eventually sold it because after a few choice upgrades my system sounded better w/o DSP or upscaling. Having said that, the sonictransporter is an excellent component and Andrew's customer service is second to none.
what is the advantage of having a Roon core that's not on your computer?
I currently am using my iMac as my Roon core. It feeds an Sonore urendu downstairs and an Node 2i unpstairs. Is there a SQ advantage in getting a separate computer such as a NUC, a Roon nucleus or a Sonictransporter from small green computer? Is it a speed issue or CPU power issue? I do notice with very high res files (196k 24bit), my stream sometimes can't load, especially if all my web browsers are open on my computer. Is my internet too slow or is Roon running poorly on the Mac?
thanks
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