I know Roon has DSP fun built in, but after experimenting, I’m sticking with no EQ/DSP processing. Have some nice image depth streaming Mile’s Davis “Filles de Kilimanjaro” At this moment at least, Roon and the new DAC have decided to play nice with each other and deliver me some musical enjoyment. In that case, I move over to Audirvana, which always connects to the DAC, no problem. Some times Roon does not see it (!) when connected direct to the macbook core, and just wants to use the computer’s system output (not as good a sound as direct connection to DAC). One issue is that I have a new DAC (Denafrips Ares II). I will say that with the latests updates, Audirvana sounds great, but I felt that 1.8 Roon was also a possible step forward when I first heard it (streaming via Iphone, with my macbook as the core). I’m going to do some comparisons the next few days, both with my electrostatic speakers and good quality headphones. I’ve been using Audirvana for a few years now, and Roon for at least 1.5 to 2 years (at one point, I thought Roon was supposed to have better sound. But if you ask me - best is to get both and see your listening habit - which one you use most.I’d like to know how others feel as well. I like Roon better - Roon shows Tidal My Mixes (With AS I have had to set these as my Playlists). Library - it is best to wait for AS to iron out the glitches. Also - AS tells me exactly what bitrate and bit depth I am streaming - Roon kinda does and kinda doesn’t. I have a Roon end point in one room and I don’t have it in another and I don’t plan on buying - so AS fills that gap perfectly. The most popular alternative is CPod Roon vs jriver Moode audio setup. I did find the DSD / EQ capabilities of Roon quite nice, and let me match my speakers, remove boom and lift the bass in the digital domain. Roon is usually light on the server, except for upsampling. Audirvana is still work in progress and has some serious road to cover. vs Audirvana running on a fanless PC (like a NUC) with a audiophile USB card. I love Roon, but in my case, upsampling did not sound very good, to either PCM or DSD. User Interface - Roon is definitely better. Sound quality - seriously - we are comparing hi-res vs hi-res - you really need serious dog ears to tell. But if you don’t have - Audirvana is a great way of getting unfolded MQA straight to your AVR up to 96kHz -which ain’t bad at all. If you already have a nice fancy endpoint that tickles your ears better, Roon can be a good addition. The Tidal integration is smooth and great, and that Tidal integration carries over to the remote app seamlessly. Audirvana has the most developed, cleanest interface with the most back-end stability that Ive seen so far. And disconnecting/connecting or logging out/logging in gets a bit of a nuisance rather quickly.Īudirvana vs Roon: Roon requires an end point (at least in my case - Roon cannot see my AVR). Amarra is a mess, Roon is too expensive for just this application. Which is a bit meh if you have 2 rooms to supply with music. So by then I hope to be able to make a decision which one to keep.ĭownside on both programs is that each only allows one source to play music at any given time. There’s no simple way to compare the sound of the two. Once I learned how to deploy Roon properly, I found that it sounds as good or better than Audirvana, depending on the network bridge. Then, I learned that Roon does not perform well that way. My sub for AS expires in May next year, and Roon in June. I also found that Audirvana sounds better than Roon when both are installed on my MacBook Pro. And the speakers in the “Office” are quite a bit better soundquality wise compared to the living room’s Harman Kardon 5.1 set that came with my Harman Kardon receiver way back. Usually, computer audio playback consists of a sequence of independent tasks. This digital playback process is the heart of the software and has been continuously improved over the last 10 years, on both PC and MAC. In my work/game place, where my 2 Windows laptops reside, Roon is running the show.ĭiscovering music is so much better on a laptop compared to scrolling on a phone screen. Like Roon, Audirvana articulates around a proprietary Kernel, made to ensure the best digital audio playback performance from a computer. Local music on an SD card, and Internet music through online Radio stations and Qobuz. ![]() Until now Roon was quite ahead of AS, but with the new Remote it gets more even.Īt the moment AS is running on my MacBook Air in the living room and I’m using my Android to use as remote control through the Remote app. As I’ve mentioned earlier I have a year sub on both AS and Roon.
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