Air Play vs. streamer with cable connection to the receiver

I think this may be overkill for what you are trying to achieve with Roon since a lot of what the CXN can do Roon does a better job. That said, the CXN V2 is good value for money for the specification. There are owners on the forum, so I suggest you post in #audio-products for some feedback.

You may also want to check some threads, e.g.