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Digital source upgrades (not inc DAC) are some seriously bad science and seemingly misunderstand the USB standard. Unless you’ve got a problem with RF noise on the earth connection, there aren’t audio upgrades to be had. Aesthetics/usability/etc are another matter!
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Digital source upgrades (not inc DAC) are some seriously bad science and seemingly misunderstand the USB standard
So nothing has changed in the past decade 🙂
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@Dramatic_Hammer that makes me hesitant to put the question I came here to ask...
Tl;dr: Can I use a cheap crappy laptop to run Roon Core as long as its not connected directly to the system?
If you’ve ever run Roon Core on a laptop you’ll know it seems to muller resources and gets really hot, especially when you start chucking DSP and upsampling at it. If you’re using the same machine as the endpoint and plugging directly into your system then I get how all that noise generated messes with the signal. If you use a separate endpoint like a stand-alone streamer which is receiving the Roon data over WiFi, then it won’t matter that the Roon Core is running flat out, other than fan noise from the computer which can be put out of the way right?
I will be able to actually test this and see if there’s any audible difference, but not for a while so it’s all a bit abstract.
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I mean, most music is produced on a Mac mini / iMac, so... 🤷🏽
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That’s a nice setup. Damn, you’ve got me back in the zone of thinking about system upgrades again 😂