Don't mean to hijack this thread as my question is in-line with the original intent.
I have a Bryston BDA-3.14 which is the BDA-3 DAC and the Bryston BDP Pi in one component. My Bryston is hardwired to the home network. It sounds freakin' awesome. I'm using a Chromebook running "Manic Moose" (Bryston propriety software) to control the BDA-3.14. The way it works is I choose any number of tracks from Qobuz and put them in my play list. The "Manic Moose" simply sends the QOBUZ URL of each track to the BDA-3.14 which then holds the list. Hit play (either on remote or in "Manic Moose" and it plays. At that point I can turn the Chromebook off and BDA-3.14 will run through the playlist. The advantage in my mind is that there is a straight shot from Qobuz through wired ethernet to BDA-3.14, no computer interface/interference.
I'm told the Bryston can be used as a Roon end-point and do all the good cataloging/suggesting stuff that Roon is good at. But, my limited understanding of Roon is that it will be processing the digital signal prior to getting to the Bryston. Is that correct? Honestly I believe the direct path described above is about the best SQ possible for the components involved. Thanks for any input. Be as techy as you like.
I have a Bryston BDA-3.14 which is the BDA-3 DAC and the Bryston BDP Pi in one component. My Bryston is hardwired to the home network. It sounds freakin' awesome. I'm using a Chromebook running "Manic Moose" (Bryston propriety software) to control the BDA-3.14. The way it works is I choose any number of tracks from Qobuz and put them in my play list. The "Manic Moose" simply sends the QOBUZ URL of each track to the BDA-3.14 which then holds the list. Hit play (either on remote or in "Manic Moose" and it plays. At that point I can turn the Chromebook off and BDA-3.14 will run through the playlist. The advantage in my mind is that there is a straight shot from Qobuz through wired ethernet to BDA-3.14, no computer interface/interference.
I'm told the Bryston can be used as a Roon end-point and do all the good cataloging/suggesting stuff that Roon is good at. But, my limited understanding of Roon is that it will be processing the digital signal prior to getting to the Bryston. Is that correct? Honestly I believe the direct path described above is about the best SQ possible for the components involved. Thanks for any input. Be as techy as you like.