I’m in the middle of inserting an isolated network, MSB Reference Dac, and MSB Director into my chain. Two questions for folks on this forum:
1) I am looking for Roon Core server recommendations. I need enough horsepower to run convolution filters (I use them occasionally) and enough resident hard drive space to manage a sizable (approximately 6tb library). Ideally the unit would also enable me to use HQ Player, but that’s a nice to have and not a must have. I’d like to keep the cost of the unit below $10k. Anyone have a perspective on a Nucleus+ vs. a SonicTransporter (i7 or i9)? Versus an Antipodes K50? Other recommendations?
2) Are the sonics via Ethernet into the Renderer module better/worse than using the Director’s USB input? AES? This will (obviously) have a bearing on the server choice.
Thanks.
1) I am looking for Roon Core server recommendations. I need enough horsepower to run convolution filters (I use them occasionally) and enough resident hard drive space to manage a sizable (approximately 6tb library). Ideally the unit would also enable me to use HQ Player, but that’s a nice to have and not a must have. I’d like to keep the cost of the unit below $10k. Anyone have a perspective on a Nucleus+ vs. a SonicTransporter (i7 or i9)? Versus an Antipodes K50? Other recommendations?
2) Are the sonics via Ethernet into the Renderer module better/worse than using the Director’s USB input? AES? This will (obviously) have a bearing on the server choice.
Thanks.