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I have the Nucleus feeding a room ready DAC via USB and then it feeds my amp. I primarily use Tidal and wanted the ability to unfold MQA files in their entirety. It works great. Now, I also have a Yamaha 3070 receiver in a different room of the house that I would like the same ability. Do I need to run a USB from the second USB connection on the Nucleus to a roon ready Streamer and DAC at the second location? This would require a very long USB. Shouldn’t this be possible over my Ethernet network?

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Hi @Mark81,

I definitely recommend you check out our MQA documentation.

It doesn’t look like this device has MQA capabilities so it won’t be able to be used as an MQA renderer.

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I know. Please see my question.

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Hi @Mark81,

You can use a RoonReady DAC that has MQA support over the network instead of playing directly to the Yamaha. You could also use a USB connected DAC, but since it’s quite a long distance, a networked DAC sounds like it would be best for your setup.

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Thanks. Now, do you know of an Ethernet DAC that is Roon Ready? From what I can find, it looks like I would need to get both a streamer + DAC as I can’t find a DAC that has an Ethernet connection.

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Ethernet implies streaming (if we disregard esoteric protocols like Dante for the moment). If you find a DAC with an Ethernet port, then I’d bet you it’s actually a streamer - with additional inputs so you can use the device as just a DAC…

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Check out the Roon Ready network players section of the Roon Partners page.

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Totally agree, but do you know of any?

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Auralic Aries Mini, for example. Also Auralic Vega G1 and G2; likely some of the Lumin and Aurender streamers (if they have DAC inputs and analog outs). Loads more…

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or you can go with a microRendu (ethernet to USB bridge) and plug it into any MQA DAC with a USB input.

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Now we’re talking!

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The following Lumin network music players have Roon Ready Ethernet input, and fully decode MQA to analog outputs (XLR and RCA): X1, S1, T2, D2. T2 is the latest model, and D2 is our entry-level model.

An XLR connection from the Lumin to the analog balanced input 4 of the Yamaha A3070 is recommended. For full benefits of MQA playback, turn the Yamaha to Pure Direct mode.

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I would love to get a LUMIN,but my days of spending a fortune on anything where the technology changes every 6 months is over. I’m trying to find something sub $1000.

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Will the NAD C658 unfold MQA files fully if connected by Ethernet to my NAS where my Roon Core resides?

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If you use their BlueOS software than yes. As of now, that hardware is not yet but is in the process of being Roon Certified.

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