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Description Of Issue
Hello. I am a new Roon user and am unable to find the files stored on the USB SSD attached to my Esoteric N-05. The N-05 was recently made “Roon-ready” by Esoteric and readily shows up as a Zone in Roon. This is all in good working order, since when I use the Esoteric Sound Stream app, the drive shows up along with Tidal and Qobuz as a source option, and plays saved files stored on it when selected. I will also want to be able to access this drive, so I have the option of purchasing tracks for download.
My network consists of a Comcast Xfinity XB6-T cable modem and the N-05 is connected by ethernet through a Trendnet Gigabit switch, and my MacBook Pro Core is connected via WiFi running OS 10.14.6 #2. The N-05 is analogue out to my Spectral DMC 30SV preamp and digital out to my Esoteric D-O2x digital-analogue converter, which is connected to my Spectral preamp via an analogue output. The rest of my system consists of Spectral DMA 400RS monoblocks, an Esoteric G-01 the Rubidium Clock, Esoteric P-02x transport, Magico Q3 speakers and top-tier MIT cabling.
I mention the rest of the system because it leads me to my second and final question.
I have gone to the trouble and expense of assembling a true high-definition audio system, and I can hear the finer details of recordings and much of what’s real in music. I have a true-to-source type system and that is my preference. For this reason, I value 192-24 and MQA hi-def streams and files. I have not found a way to get Roon to display the file type of the music along with the name/recording info of the musical selection. The only way I have found to get the file type is to click through to different inner information screens. This is a slow, laborious process.
Again, to use the Esoteric Sound Stream app as an example, when I do a search, I can arrange my results in a list and the album listings are displayed as thumbnail album covers with the hi-def or MQA logo attached. I know immediately the format of the file as well as the album as soon as I see it in the list. I find this manner of searching very convenient. Is there a way to duplicate this search result in Roon?
Thank you in advance for any light you can shed on these two issues. Ted.