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I am keen to keep the music files away from switches and non-audiophile devices, having heard significant variations sound quality, according to how the data has been treated.
[/quote] If you’ve heard significant differences and they’re indeed not occurring between your ears you should take comfort that Roon’s RAAT protocol is engineered to deliver the best possible outcome: What’s wrong with UPnP?. I’m not suggesting you were listening via UPNP previously but the thread should give you some insights into how Roon does things.