Making Roon Sound Better
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For the RAM if your using an Apacer or non-heatsinked RAM it shouldn't be an issue since they don't get hot or up to the 70C for most commercial chip ratings. I used RAM(can't remember the brand) which does use heatsinks so I left the openings on the heatsink unobstructed(top and bottom). As a "just in case", for the M2 drive I used a copper heatsink(instead of copper foil) with thermal padding and the 3M EMI absorber between the drive and heatsink. I then soldered wire off of the heatsink and grounded it to the server chassis. I haven't had any thermal issues. I typically see less than 5% CPU load when playing music software(Tidal & Quboz native, and Audirvana) so I'm never really stressing the components.
Same categorical results that I got across two dedicated streamers and two different Roon Nucleus verions!
That's one reason why placing the Roon Core in another room can help: besides distancing the rest of your electronics from whatever RFI/EMI the box may put into the air, you also don't subject the Core to acoustical vibrations from your speakers. This does not create a wiring problem in my system since the Core is connected to my server via Ethernet wherever I put the Core.
But, yes, I do agree that internal damping of electronic boxes can frequently help, especially if the chassis tends to ring when tapped with you fingernail. Part of the upgrades to the fully Maui-Moded version of the TacT RCS 2.2XP I once owned was installing adhesive vibration damping materials on various internal chassis panels. And Electronic Visionary Systems components I once owned had little damping pieces on individual components mounted on the circuit board. Then of course there was the damping fluid/goo that J. Peter Moncrieff used to sell for applying to board level components and the circuit boards themselves. These days I strive to buy components with chassis which do not ring and then isolate them from external vibrations with A-V Room Service EVPs.
But, yes, I do agree that internal damping of electronic boxes can frequently help, especially if the chassis tends to ring when tapped with you fingernail. Part of the upgrades to the fully Maui-Moded version of the TacT RCS 2.2XP I once owned was installing adhesive vibration damping materials on various internal chassis panels. And Electronic Visionary Systems components I once owned had little damping pieces on individual components mounted on the circuit board. Then of course there was the damping fluid/goo that J. Peter Moncrieff used to sell for applying to board level components and the circuit boards themselves. These days I strive to buy components with chassis which do not ring and then isolate them from external vibrations with A-V Room Service EVPs.
I recently did some tests with a meter and linear power supplies seem to produce far more electrical and magnetic noise than the network units they are used to power. Switches produce a lot of EF, which I reduced by 90% using copper slug tape (about $15 for a long roll). RF is only an issue with modems and wireless access points.
All this noise appears to have a very short range.
Feed your hifi over fibre and keep all the processors far away. Mine are on a different floor of the house. One good thing about Lumin is most of their units have fibre input.
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