Fiio M11Plus ESS and M11S with Roon Ready is fanatasic!

[Johnny_Ooooops (Listener in Chief)]

So, if you want a large library that can be used offline for ARC (meaning you want an SD card but you want it ARC accessible), I recommend waiting a bit longer. That’s what I’m doing. Roon Ready is terrific, but none of these beasts are yet what I’d call ARC-ready. There’s a bit of discussion on it in this thread below. Others can feel free to disagree - I get what a big deal this next step has been and the use case. But if I can’t use my phone as a remote on the go, and/or I can’t store that much of my library, then I’m still not ready to hit the buy button - personally.

Roon ready DAP 2023 (Updated Title)

I have need for a portable device. I wish to keep my phone as a phone and the lotoo mk5000 I use has no wifi. After 5 years I still loathe the interface. It sounds really amazing so . . . I endure. I need: wifi, dual band ideally. roon ARC capable balanced out, because I’m a snob. I would like: light in weight future support and a good value is appreciated. I’m not setting a budget as this may become a primary listening station for me.