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In Reply to: RE: Next Step for Streaming After PureMusic posted by badteacher on March 01, 2024 at 16:48:09

Sounds like you are trying out alternatives and working toward an informed decision that meets your needs. That's the right way to do it. Audirvana is a solid choice, and it may work out to be the best for you.

In a world where SACDs and LPs sell for $30 - $50 ea or more, I can't agree that Roon is "on the pricey side" at $12/month given all that it offers. I spend a lot more than that on coffee.

. . . in theory, practice and theory are the same; in practice, they are different . . .

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RE: Relativity - AbeCollins 21:27:21 03/01/24 (3)
I still amazes me that audiophiles will easily drop thousands of dollars on hardware without flinching but PAYING for good software? No way! Free and open source or cheap little apps is the only way to go. I'm not saying that about the OP but in general.

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- Audirvana vs. Roon - badteacher 06:16:30 03/02/24 (2)
  Since both "players" reference, but do not touch my original music files in iTunes/Music, I guess I could run trials on both and see which one tickles my fancy. Down the rabbit hole I go.
  - RE: Audirvana vs. Roon - zacster 06:17:26 03/04/24 (1)
    I'm a satisfied Audirvana user. What I like is that there is only the app that runs on you Mac and it otherwise makes use of the open protocols like DLNA/UPnP and AppleTalk to stream to your other devices. No special "certified" hardware to deal with. No configurations to work with them. It combines your local files and Qobuz and/or Tidal into a decent interface.
    - RE: Audirvana vs. Roon - AbeCollins 10:15:01 03/04/24 (0)
      Just for another set of data points.......
      While Roon uses their own Roon Advanced Audio Transport (RAAT) protocol Roon also supports, Apple AirPlay, Chromecast, Devialet AIR protocol, Sonos, LMS (Squeezebox). Roon supports DLNA/UPnP through 3rd party extensions. But why run the other protocols if several dozen manufactures support native Roon RAAT?
      While there are several dozen manufacturers that sell Roon "certified" hardware (what Roon calls "Roon Ready"), there are as many or more that are simply Roon Tested that also work fine. In fact, my Roon streamer is a $50 Raspberry Pi board running the free Roon Bridge software developed by Roon. This setup is certainly not "certified" but it works perfectly.
      Roon can stream to multiple devices playing different music to those devices or the same tune in sync.
      Roon manages your local music library (without "touching" the files) along with Qobuz / Tidal / KKBOX in one seamless user interface w/o having to switch between services.
      Roon can also automatically (on a schedule) back itself up to Dropbox, your local drive, or a NAS.
      
      Roon Partners (Roon Ready Devices) (Open in New Window)
      Edits: 03/04/24 03/04/24 03/04/24 03/04/24

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