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Streamer software, what do you use?
I've noticed that pretty powerful PC hardware has been available for the last couple of years for cheap. Say ~ $300 for a little desktop cube with 8 cores, 8 GBytes of RAM and plenty of storage. You can run Windows or Linux (yeay!) and therefore I imagine just about any choice of software.
For Roon users this is a real boon as we can combine the core and streamer into a single device for far less than dedicated audiophile branded streamers. I'm curious though what other software A'goners use? The main requirement, IMHO is that it support remote control via tablets. What do you use?
Do you use an outboard linear power supply or other tweak to improve the performance?
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I have a repurposed Mac Mini, on which I have installed Ubuntu linux. It runs Roon + HQPlayer. HQP handles DSP as well as oversampling + noise shaping to feed a few NAA endpoints: a Holo Red streamer (junky stock software replaced with Ropieee) connected to a Denafrips Pontus, and a Mercury V2 (also running Ropieee) connected to a Schiit Modi Multibit. Fanless doesn’t matter to me, because the Mac Mini is located in a different room from where my audio equipment is located. Ripped files live on a Synology NAS. Great ethernet throughout the house.
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Hey @danmar123 For one, you need your phone to be close by. Another is that Roon can integrate Qobuz, Tidal and a local library, as well as add DSP capabilities per end point. Of course, Roon and dedicated streamer/DACs also let you stream the highest resolution of audio possible. |
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