I have a new A1000, which so far sounds very good, and works well with Roon. There are a few idiosyncrasies however, and wonder if others have similar experiences.
I bought the unit as an “open box”, and it had been previously set up by someone else. The unit is flawless cosmetically, so no concerns. I plugged it in and connected ethernet, and it showed up immediately in roon. however, i noticed output was limited to 24/192.
“critical listening” mode was engaged, despite the notification in the Conductor app saying it doesn’t work with Roon. I switched it off to see how the display worked, and got metadata, but no cover art with Roon. (Qobuz Connect displayed cover art)>
another oddity, the digital filters had been set to Max Power and Short Delay/Slow Rolloff. I tried to reset them to factory defaults, but the settings would not stick. I can manually change them to something else, but i’d like to start from a known default before messing around with them.
So, i decided to do a full factory reset of the unit. after i went through the process, Roon now showed two A1000s in Roon Ready mode, each with its own IP address. I checked my router, and sure enough, there were two, both showing as connected via ethernet, and each with its own IP.
One appeared to be the original instance above, limited to 24/192. the other showed the full capabilities of the device, 32/768, and full DSD support to 512. I enabled this one, and cover art now displayed on the device. I disabled the duplicate on the router.
I still cannot reset the digital filters to factory settings, although i can change them.
on balance, it’s a beautiful sounding unit, the display is gorgeous, and it is rock solid with Roon thus far. the software seems wonky however, and I worry this is a harbinger of additional trouble ahead.