Connecting Roon One to Accuphase DC-101 DAC without USB Input

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What’s happening?

· I'm having trouble with my DAC, speakers, streamer, etc.

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Describe the issue

I want to buy roon one, but I don't know how to connect it to my DAC (Accuphase dc101). It has no USB input. Only XLR or RCA

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You’d need something to convert the output of the Nucleus to the digital inputs that the DAC accepts.

There are USB-to-S/PDIF converters in the market. Alternatively, you could use a Roon Ready network streamer that has an S/PDIF output; it would read the Nucleus output via Ethernet.

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You might want to take a look at Matrix Audio X-SPDIF 2 or 3 which can be connected to the Roon Core via USB and offers all possible kinds of digital outputs incl. AES/EBU as well as very good internal clocks.

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You can also use a network endpoint that does ethernet in and COAX out to the Accuphase. Like an Allo
DIGIONE PLAYER SPDIF Out.

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I’d recommend a Roon Ready Network player such as the Wiim Pro, which is used by some community members (I have the Allo DigiONE.)

https://roon.app/en/partners/186/wiim

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