I did a test with my Bricasti M5 streamer (into an Audio Note DAC 0.1x).
Comparison was between:
- Roon server (Mac Mini M2) with M5 as Roon renderer
- JPlay app driving M5 via UPNP
And... they didn't sound the same way.
With JPlay the sound is more detailed, more "HiFi", you feel like you're...