A NUC for Roon ROCK & HQPlayer

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but his and @dabassgoesboomboom’s experiences with the ups and downs of running RoonServer and HQP are worth bearing in mind.

For clarity and correctness, my ups and downs had nothing to do with running Roon Server and HQP on the same machine… That was due to a completely un-related issue (the NAA side), as I explained here 10 days ago:

sonicTransporter i7 with HQP Embedded - DSD512 to a micro/ultraRendu

Just for completeness, it turned out the sonicTransporter i7 (i7-7700) running Roon Server + HQP Embedded was never the issue. It was an issue with the Rendu’s at DSD512 with HQP (fine with Roon) - but an update released today via sonicOrbiter OS has fixed the issue at this end. Tested with a Pro-Ject S2 DAC and iFi DSD Black Labelm, the combination of sonicTransporter i7 + Roon + HQPE + Rendu’s is tremendous value. Thank you for the first class support @jussi_laako and @agillis . True gentl…