The new Audiolab 9000A is Roon tested, has No network connection, but it has an USB input.
I use Mac Mini as core in the other end of the house so I’m looking for a solution to use the USB input for full resolution DSD MQA etc.
AL 9000 has everything build in so it’s just a streamer I need, but will it work?
Hi
You’ll need a bridge or a streamer (the first one is only roon the second can do other things too, Spotify, tidal, etc). In choosing your bridge you have to mach the Audiolab 9000A specs, if the bridge/streamer cannot to DSD 512 for example then your Dac doesn’t matter if can do 512 as it is dependable on the first device.
Hope it helps.
Thanx
I Will use Roon for everything mqa and dsd
Will a bridge do that?
Example of an bridge with good USB ? they say rasberry is not good for sound over USB
As i wrote everything is inside of 9000 so its just the transport of the signal from my core to the USB input i need
I have a zen stream, but it can do only 256, it can pass MQA to the dac
there are some more:
SOtM sMS-200 Neo
SOtM sMS-200 Neo Ultra
I have not tried Pi, but I tend to follow my logic: If usb is buffered in the dac and has no dependency on the bridge clock then it is ok. With spdif it is another story but you do not need spdif. Jitter and noise if the dac is ok there is no problem
I have not tried Pi just because there is a shortage and I lost my patience, also I bit afraid of diy or lazy and like a out of the box device
You do not have to use USB with the RPi you could add a hat and use COAX or optical.
RPi with a Hifiberry Digi+ pro and running RoPieee (a Roon Bridge) is what I use. I also have a 7 in display on it for now playing and limited controls.
I’m using a Pi via USB with satisfactory results.
I have a more expensive streamer as well and the difference is minimal if one exists at all.
Pi’s are nearly impossible to find right now (other than exorbitantly priced from resellers).
I haven’t used one myself but I’ve read good things about this and it’s reasonably priced.
It isn’t currently Roon Ready but will be soon (first the Pro version then later the basic model)
In the meantime you can stream to it from Roon via AirPlay.
S/PDIF digital inputs – two coaxial and two optical – handle hi-res PCM data up to 24-bit/192kHz
USB PCM audio is supported to 32-bit/768kHz, alongside DSD to 22.5MHz (DSD512).
That’s why I want to use usb
Traian_Boldea (PCM384/DSD256) is good