Roon and Volume Control - Ropiee and Topping D90 MQA

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I have Tidal with Roon Core and it is streaming to Bluesound Node 2i to get a full MQA unfolding. I have the Node 2i set to variable volume, so I can adjust volume from the Roon App.

I am planning on upgrading my DAC to Topping D90 MQA and use Ropiee on a Rasberry Pi4 as a Roon Bridge with USB connection to D90.

The D90 has a preamp, but it is not as good as the DAC part, so my plan was to disable the PreAmp part and use it just as a DAC.

Is Roon able to do volume adjustment with Ropiee Roon Bridge and D90 in DAC mode? If it is, is there an affect on Audio Quality?

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You would need to use Roons DSP volume which is not lossless but you may not notice.

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Does that Roon DSP appear depending on your end point? My Node 2i does not show Roon DSP as an option. Only Device Volume or Fixed Volume.

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You enable it instead of fixed or device volume.

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I do not have that DSP as an option.

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Rasberry Pi4 as a Roon Bridge probably will have this volume adjustment option. I use a Raspberry Pi4 with HifiBerry Digi+ Pro Hat / Ropieee that will allow the DSP volume control. If you intend to use USB you might consider the Allo USBridge that has an audio optimized USB output.

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Likely because the Node 2 already offers DSP volume control via it’s own volume it’s redundant. It will be available for any USB connected DAC.

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you might also read other user’s experience at Topping D90 with Ropieee endpoint

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