What to expect from the dCS partnership?

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Is there any information what we can expect from the integration with dCS?

I’m currently using an Aurender S10 server connected to a PS Audio DSD Dac, but am not at all happy with the Aurender control app (and the slooow development of it), but would really love to see a high end audio solution built around Roon. Why not Roon core running on an Aurender (or similar audio grade server platform) connected to a high-end dac-solution like dCS Vivaldi or Rossini?

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Interesting. I actually listened to an Aurender W20 last weekend and was very impressed with the sound quality, the thing was mesmerising. As to Roon integration though, all very quiet.

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My understanding is that next month, dCS will be releasing a HW and SW upgrade for the Vivaldi Upsampler that will make it RoonReady to function as a Roon Endpoint. You will still need Roon Server running on something. I’ve heard that Roon is working with the major NAS players to get a version of Roon Server that will run on QNAP and other NAS, similar to how Minimserver runs currently. With these two solutions, you could have a computer free audio environment.