Which path to take...Roon or A+

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Music servers and other computer based digital audio technologies.

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.

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Topic - Which path to take...Roon or A+ - farmdoc 13:42:27 02/04/17 (9)

RE: Which path to take...Roon or A+ - farmdoc 21:37:26 02/08/17 (0)

Shoutout to Abe - farmdoc 17:44:49 02/07/17 (3)

RE: Shoutout to Abe - AbeCollins 21:06:59 02/07/17 (1)

Great advice and how-to, Abe! - spons70ss 05:19:16 02/08/17 (0)

RE: Shoutout to Abe - triodesteve 18:37:10 02/07/17 (0)

RE: Which path to take...Roon or A+ - triodesteve 20:05:20 02/06/17 (0)

Just go try Roon free for 14 days - spons70ss 06:47:42 02/05/17 (0)

Either way is great - AbeCollins 14:09:50 02/04/17 (1)

RE: Either way is great - Pondfish 06:04:37 03/22/17 (0)

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