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Which path to take...Roon or A+
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Posted on February 4, 2017 at 13:42:27 | ||
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Location: No. California Joined: December 8, 2002 |
I am just getting into audio streaming. I have a dedicated Mac mini late 2014, 16 Ram, with 1 T hybrid drive. My music library resides on a Lacie 2T HD, ripped AIFF and cloned to an identical HD, cable via Thunderbolt. The mini feeds a Berkeley Alpha USB->Bel Canto 2.7->Hovland Radia Amp. I have read the Roon webpages several times and am starting to get somewhat familiar with the terminology and setup. I plan to replace the Mac mini with a music server in the next year or so. In the meantime, would I be best served as far as audio improvement (with an eye on the future) by subscribing to Roon, or purchasing Audiavana +? I have heard the latter on a friend's setup and it sounded very good, but Roon seems to be the current rage and may be a portal to the future, so maybe I ought to familiarize myself with this product, if the sound is roughly equivalent to A+. I also wish to begin streaming audio (?Tidal or ?) and this may factor into the decision for the best platform. I realize these two products are dissimilar and Roon is much more than a playback medium, but I'm trying to figure out which way to go at this time. Please keep it basic for the technologically challenged. |