Of course they are! Why do you think they called the language C#?!
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What @Marian implies is that as long as it is bit perfect it sounds equal. That makes sense of course. It also reduces the cost of ownership for many audiophiles. USB cables, AES cables, silver connectors, reclockers and what not donât make any difference anymore. Even my Lumin U1 can go out the door, a simple Raspberry outputs bit perfect as well.
And thereâs an interesting comment that encapsulates the state of the world we inhabit; my first car was a Ford Prefect it got me to University and back, it had red leather seats and could keep up with most traffic. Slide through time a little and I now have a Jaguar and a Mercedes, they get me to my youngest sonâs University and back and have leather seats and can keep up with all traffic.
All of them will do the same job that I ask of them, so why donât I still have the Ford Prefect? Time changes, incomes change, tastes change etc.
But maybe most of all perception changes, when I was twenty two all I wanted from my car was that it should start and get me back home, now I want the same but with a V8, for it to be comfortable and for it to virtually drive itselfâŚâŚâŚ.and in essence thatâs the same for most of our audio gear, irregardless of whether there is a difference in the function or just the form.
AMEN⌠Now I understand the possible irritation: I forgot to mention my age, which is close to 3 times twenty two⌠By the way, do you still sometimes wish you were twenty two�
I agree, audio gear safety features have come a log way too. A lot more people survive hifi accidents now.
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Yes, spot on.
My youngest sons (twins) are twenty two tomorrow!
Thatâs all fine of course, but you are not claiming that a fancy car changes the physical distance between two points.
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No, Iâm more petrol is petrol kind of driver!
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What is missing regarding live radio in Roon ? Iâm guessing live radio is what you are referring to regarding radio ?
Roonâs database of online radio stations is nearly non existent compared to what TuneIn offers on my Marantz. Or what Cambridge offers through their own service on my CXNv2.
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All the same in listening more then a year
Mac Mini - DAC - Amplifier (Only different software)
Audirvana - low frequencies match more deeper and the scene is huge VS Roon frequencies and scene
Itâs not only Audirvana, itâs about the same other music software vs Roon. No mater what are LF - But the scene is match more interesting in other software
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You can ask for what is missing, and it will be added.
Personally I added all radio stations I could find for Norway. This is managed by a selection of Roon users. Other users have added additional local stations (unknown to me).
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Last time I compared Audirvana with Roon - and that means Audirvana over USB from mac mini (with a USB reclocker in between) to Roon over RAAT, Audirvana sounded better. This was a few years ago, so cannot necessarily argue the same vs current RAAT.
I will say that sound quality over UPnP in my particular setup using dCS Mosaic to play (the same) files served by Minimserver is better than Roon over RAAT.
Louder is a bit odd I will say - are you sure about that?
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Miggy I will agree that Audirvana sounds better âŚâŚslightly.
But I never volume level matched and I think I was somewhat inebriated at the time I checked .
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Roon looks a lot better than Audirvana. Thatâs why it sounds a little better, too⌠
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That would be a deal breaker for me. Canât stand spelling and grammatical errors. (Unless itâs due to auto correct of course.)
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I can give you one additional advantage of Roon vs Audirvana. I did post messages on both community forums. And I have to recognize that Roonâs users are much more nicer and friendly. If you try to initiate a discussion about Audirvana poor UI or missing stuff, you will be immediately assaulted by some Audirvana fans that didnât accept any criticism. Of course not all of them.
Music has always pretended to sooth the mind, but it seems working better with Roon
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There are plenty of Roon users who do the same. Glad you havenât met them yet.
I think it is a great product but like everything it could be better.
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Iâve expierent it exactly the other way round. I have known Roon users to be arrogant and snobby, who have often lost their grip. The motto is: If Roon is too expensive for you, just buy one less sports car.
But you can discover this impression in both worlds. High end music is just a (very) expensive hobby⌠and money can have influence on the characterâŚ
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