I have my core installed on a Mac Studio to which I have a Cambridge Audio DACMagic 100. However Roon recognises the DAC as a Cambridge Audio 815N. Should I be concerned about this?
Clearly sound is playing OK, but am I possibly impacting sound quality?
The Mac recognises the device correctly. But if I go to Roon settings under Audio and look at the settings for the DAC output by clicking Device Setup it shows incorrectly as an Cambridge Audio 851N.
Roon doesn’t correctly identify my iFi DSD Pro but uses another iFi device.
I wish that on those occasions Roon would let one manually setup the device, but it doesn’t offer that choice if it thinks it has identified the device.
Agree with @xxx, should not be any issues on sound, only on display name. Are your configuration options under Audio for the DACMagic the correct options for the device?
Only devices that are Roon Ready or Roon Tested are capable of being identified by Roon. Neither the DACmagic100 nor the iFi DSD Pro is certified, because of that they won’t be recognized by Roon.
In some cases choosing a device from the drop-down list can result in some features of the device becoming inoperable. Generally, we don’t recommend misidentifying devices in Roon. If you haven’t detected any downside to doing so you’re free to give it a shot.
What does Roon do when it can’t identify a device, but can identify another device from the same manufacturer?
It’s been awhile since I connected my DAC, but (as I remember) Roon incorrectly used a Device Setup from another iFi DAC. I kept that setup because it worked. I don’t remember picking from any drop down.
Thank you for confirming my memory. I originally made the same complaint (the post of which I now can’'t find) and got the same brush off as in the latest Roon reply.