orgel
July 16, 2017, 4:34pm
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Sorry. I didn’t realize you already had a microRendu, so no compelling reason to upgrade, IMO.
See this post from @brian :
It could be there? How would I test for noise?
Subjectively: ABX test between Computer->DAC and Computer->Network->Bridge->DAC.
Objectively: Plug Computer->DAC and Computer->Network->Bridge->DAC into a scope with plenty of dynamic range, play the usual test signals, and analyze/understand the differences.
The first one tells you if the difference matters to you personally. If you iterate the test over a population, you can determine whether it makes a difference to anyone.
The second one t…
As @paaj notes, a good network endpoint goes a long way toward obviating the need for an “audiophile-grade” Roon server, or at least that’s the theory.