I have been an audiophile for more than 40 years and know the ins and outs of most amps, preamps, turntables, cables, etc. My knowledge of computer based audio however is barely passable at best.
I bought a Lumin T2 about 8 months ago to give computer based audio a try. I read up on Roon, liked it and purchased it. I downloaded a bunch of music I store on my desktop PC and now can stream that through Roon to the Lumin (which feeds a Lampi Golden Atlantic TRP). Everything I have read says that a multi-purpose windows PC is not the optimal way to extract sound quality from Roon and my music files. I am interested in setting up a stand-alone box just to use Roon. That's way I get confused. I got close to buying an Antipodes (used) but the reviews I read talked about connecting the USB out of the Antipodes to a DAC. That's not what I want to do. I just want another 'PC' just running Roon. I've looked at the Tube Audio USA Roon server solution but I wasn't 100% convinced I wanted to spend $3000 on one (I never see them used). Maybe a Roon Nucleus or Nucleus+? I know there are many on the board doing exactly what I want to do. Any suggestions? Any prebuilt Roon server you'd like to sell?
Thanks very much.
Ian
Boynton Beach, Florida
I bought a Lumin T2 about 8 months ago to give computer based audio a try. I read up on Roon, liked it and purchased it. I downloaded a bunch of music I store on my desktop PC and now can stream that through Roon to the Lumin (which feeds a Lampi Golden Atlantic TRP). Everything I have read says that a multi-purpose windows PC is not the optimal way to extract sound quality from Roon and my music files. I am interested in setting up a stand-alone box just to use Roon. That's way I get confused. I got close to buying an Antipodes (used) but the reviews I read talked about connecting the USB out of the Antipodes to a DAC. That's not what I want to do. I just want another 'PC' just running Roon. I've looked at the Tube Audio USA Roon server solution but I wasn't 100% convinced I wanted to spend $3000 on one (I never see them used). Maybe a Roon Nucleus or Nucleus+? I know there are many on the board doing exactly what I want to do. Any suggestions? Any prebuilt Roon server you'd like to sell?
Thanks very much.
Ian
Boynton Beach, Florida