mapman
Responses from mapman
| Shootout: Roon versus Plex, Qobuz versus Tidal: Who Won? @mikelavigne I have 2 Roon ready devices now the Cambridge Evo 150 which has been a revelation in my main system and the new MXN10 in another. My understanding from what I read is Roon certifies devices that are “Roon Ready” which probably involv... | |
| Shootout: Roon versus Plex, Qobuz versus Tidal: Who Won? @soarnatti Roon indicates upsampling is used and The Evo indicates Roon is streaming my CD res flac files to it at 44.1 kHz 32 bit PCM. I have strong WiFi connections and higher res steaming resolution has not been a problem. I did not bypass... | |
| Shootout: Roon versus Plex, Qobuz versus Tidal: Who Won? @audiom3 thats neat that lumin now natively supports Plex. In my case I was running Plexamp on various devices and connecting to Cambridge Evo via USB2, Airplay and Chromecast. I’m sure each case can be different. Also what sounds “best” i... | |
| Shootout: Roon versus Plex, Qobuz versus Tidal: Who Won? @willywonka Part of Roon is it’s digital streaming engine. The details of how the digital streaming is done certainly can and does determine the resulting sound. Roon’s DSP user functionality is simply an extension of that, the part that Roon Gi... | |
| user poll on seperates vs integrated I recently moved from separates to an integrated amp (all in 1 actually) and this was a nice step forward. More detail and better dynamics. Awesome. For less than half the cost. | |
| user poll on seperates vs integrated At that price many good sounding options either way. Depends on what you value. Convenience/space savings versus flexibility. Also what features you need or value With integrated devices the professionals have integrated things for you. If you ... | |
| I am just very happy with my system. I’m content as a cat currently as well but KEF meta blades……so tempting! Smaller mbls too. Unfortunately I grew up in Amish country and have a conscience so then I think……so I really need that? Of course the answer is no. Want and need…two ... | |
| How rare is an audiophile Urgent message to all audiophiles: less tweaking and listening and step up the breeding or else. | |
| How many of you streaming? I shuffle my entire library and listen to most every track that comes up. It’s my library so all stuff I like. I will use Roon Radio to launch me into new stuff on qobuz sometimes. Sometimes I play an entire album but albums are a very 20th centur... | |
| Roon….The Gordon Knot of concierge musical services? My PC is just slightly under spec based on Roon published platform requirements. It runs fiine most of the time. But the cpu does get pegged from time to time so I am certain an upgrade on my pc running the core would make things run faster and mo... | |
| Roon….The Gordon Knot of concierge musical services? For the record, I think Roon is the bees knees and the $800 some lifetime cost is very reasonable for a component that does what it does. I went for it when my trial ended. It is music Nirvana for audio people. Especially classical music lovers. T... | |
| Roon….The Gordon Knot of concierge musical services? Roon is pretty cpu and resource intensive in general. Check the documentation for recommended specs running on each platform including windows. I have noted that Roon seemed most resource intensive when I first ran the core and it had to analyze ... | |
| Poll: Most impactful component They all might in any given case. It takes an entire system to make music…..source, amp, and speakers. The rest is secondary. | |
| Internet Noise: A Pest in the Machine Most Digital devices emit rf noise that must be managed somehow. Keep all digital devices as far away from integrated amps or pre-amps as possible. Unless specifically designed otherwise to effectively address noise issues. Most truly good qual... | |
| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? If you stick enough electrodes on me in just the right places....could be! BTW I harge a hefty guinea pig fee per hour but its all good and for the advancement of science. Advancements in audiophilia do NOT come cheap! |