I have two concerns about Roon:
Lifetime licences don't mix with a service that needs constant server availability and metadata curation
They know everything about your music collection and usage, the temptation is to sell this information
Sorry, i don't get that, why would the licence type make a difference?I have two concerns about Roon:
Lifetime licences don't mix with a service that needs constant server availability and metadata curation
What have they got to sell and again why would the licence type make a difference?They know everything about your music collection and usage, the temptation is to sell this information
Roon connects to a database on their servers. Running this and fixing metadata requires a recurring income. Up front lifetime payments are a way for the money to be lifted out and then they can walk away. A monthly or annual fee is a better way to fund a service like thisSorry, i don't get that, why would the licence type make a difference?
nothing to do with licence type. The way that Roon works, they must communicate details of your local library to their servers. This means that they can track your collection, legality and what you actually listen toWhat have they got to sell and again why would the licence type make a difference?
So I have a £30 source into £10k speakers - if Ivor was dead he'd be turning in his grave!!!
Not necessarily. Its about the musical capability of the devices, not their price.
Not necessarily. Its about the musical capability of the devices, not their price.
Good question. I’d say the source is the DAC, because the DAC produces the initial analogue signal, and thus is the first stage that can lose information. Whatever the preceding digital chain is, it is essentially lossless.With a streamer the source is actually the hi res file or service really? Or the Dac?
On balance I agree.Good question. I’d say the source is the DAC, because the DAC produces the initial analogue signal, and thus is the first stage that can lose information. Whatever the preceding digital chain is, it is essentially lossless.
Whatever the preceding digital chain is, it is essentially lossless.
There's absolutely no doubt in my mind that the Bluesound (when I had it) was degrading the sound (particularly the bass) and that was via, most noticeably, coax out and to a slightly lesser extent optical out.I suppose the only proviso is that transfer of the digital signal between stages does not cause any problems. If the DAC is sensitive to noise on the input that affects the output, the question then arises, is the streamer at fault for being noisy or the DAC at fault for not being able to handle it.
+1Bluesound (when I had it) was degrading the sound (particularly the bass) and that was via, most noticeably, coax out
No, because it doesn't need one, plus USB I thing in another post was explained as have issues and limitations.Does the Klimax DS have USB input?
Tell that to the USB input on my Chord Qutest - it sounds great!No, because it doesn't need one, plus USB I thing in another post was explained as have issues and limitations.
Those of us old enough to remember when Linn only sold turntables, arms and cartridges, will also remember Ivor Tiefenbrun's mantra that the source was the key to good sound. He advocated spending a a large part of your budget on the source.