What DAC do you use with Roon? Please list make and model (and price if you feel like adding it) [2016 - 2021-03]

dCS Rossini

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Linn Klimax DS/1 as one zone1 and a mac mini via optical out as zone 2

Roon is on a Laufer-Teknik Memory Player 64, feeding Bricasti M1 LE Gold DAC via Stealth Audio AES/EBU. Also have WireWorld Platinum USB for DSD.

Theta Generation VIII S3. I which for an MQA upgrade :grinning:
Also have the Theta Casablanca.

For testing MQA a Explorer2. (Feeding the Theta).

Qnap TS453-P. Soon adding SonicTransporter i5.

Tell me how you like the Meridian Prime Power Supply
I’m mainly using the USB input connected to a schiit wyrd to save the extra costs fir the Power Supply
Sounds great to my ears!

I am using the Prime Headphone amp using the basic power supply. Purchased the amp on sale a couple of weeks ago, and the Prime Power Supply is still on sale as well. Link below…I am using an Uptone Regen (where you are using the Schiit Wyrd) and don’t foresee getting the upgraded PS. From the different reviews I read, I’m not sure I would be able to tell a big difference using the upgraded supply.

Best regards, Robert

http://www.ttvjaudio.com/Meridian_Prime_Power_Supply_p/mer0000009.htm

@Niek_Kuizenga

Ok Tks
You made the same considerations as myself. Happy user, I suppose?

Greetings from The Netherlands

Absolutely happy with it…

Return greetings from Southern California. :sunglasses:

Chord Mojo… Awesomeness!

Simaudio Moon Neo 380 D V-MiND.

Raspberry Pi3 > Naim DAC-V1 > NAP100 > antique Royd Minstrel loudspeakers

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@rbienstock

What Amp do you use with Sonica?

Chord Hugo via Intona in the Office
Genelec 8351 (monitors) internal DACs via Intona & Mutec MC3+USB at home.

iFi iDAC2. Listened to a few in this modest price bracket and it was definitely the one for me. Exceptional bass (and especially sub-bass) performance compared to budget multibit offerings. Mostly upsampling to DSD256 with HQPlayer’s poly-sinc*2s filters, but occasionally to 384 PCM with closed form. Eyeing the iDSD Black Label as a next step up.

Does anyone know if the SMSL M8 DSD DAC plays nice with Roon ? (specifically with Roonbridge on Linux Pi3 fed via Ethernet (wireless disabled), particularly in terms of DSD upsampling post 1.3 ?

Just upgraded my AVR today. Anthem MRX 720. Running it mostly as a prepro except for a couple of surround channels running through the receiver. I enjoy listening to Roon music in “all channels” mode. Thing has some sweet DACs and I haven’t even run the ARC room correction yet…

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No issues whatsoever! :slight_smile:
However, i must tell you that my S.M.S.L M8 has lost its USB capability… Less than four weeks after warranty expiration. And it wont do more than 24/192 on it’s SPDIF inputs, which still sound great though.

RAAT seems like a very good transfer method. Perhaps a RAAT DAC would be a nice addition to the ROON ecosystem.

Best place for the RAAT to be is right before the DAC chip.

Imagine a DAC with a Ethernet connection to accept all the data going straight to a processor being driven by a top notch crystal clock which hands off straight to a DAC chip.

Suddenly no need for fancy USB cables, no need for expensive converters, no SPDIF cables etc or any of their limitations or ill effects etc.

There are some Ethernet Based DACs that have RAAT. However, the only ones I’ve seen are expensive.

Maybe you should check out PS Audio’s DirectStream and DirectStream Jr.

PS Audio DACs

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