Comparing Roon to Aurender.
Issue: Finding a way to play music stored on a computer (upstairs) to be reproduced on the home stereo system (downstairs) and not sound like your listening to music stored on a home computer.
Roon - will solve the issue by allowing you to run software on your computer, or NAS, and then using it through various ethernet switches to access the music and control it via iPad or iPhone. No need to transfer stored music you just point the software to the music and to your pre-amp and the software will connect the two. This is more geared to computer people - IMHO
Aurender - also solves the issue by hardware (you transfer/copy all the music to it) physically connect it to your DAC/Pre-Amp and control it via iPad software. Better for Audiophiles - IMHO.
Issue: Finding a way to play music stored on a computer (upstairs) to be reproduced on the home stereo system (downstairs) and not sound like your listening to music stored on a home computer.
Roon - will solve the issue by allowing you to run software on your computer, or NAS, and then using it through various ethernet switches to access the music and control it via iPad or iPhone. No need to transfer stored music you just point the software to the music and to your pre-amp and the software will connect the two. This is more geared to computer people - IMHO
Aurender - also solves the issue by hardware (you transfer/copy all the music to it) physically connect it to your DAC/Pre-Amp and control it via iPad software. Better for Audiophiles - IMHO.