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Tidal & Roon

I'm a Tidal HiFi subscriber and would like to add Roon for playback. I currently run Tidal as an app on the Oppo player, and don't know if the Oppo can run as a Roon endpoint, much less run Roon Core.

I would expect to run Roon on a Windows 10 PC, connected to the Oppo by ethernet (PC & Oppo not in the same room or even close).

I'm guessing I'd have to run Tidal on the PC (not Oppo) as well. True?

Q: How would I make this work?

  • Oppo BDP-105d (latest firmware) / disc + Tidal HiFi
  • PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell DAC (in beta testing)
  • Bryston SP3
  • Bryston 6B SST2
  • Revel Ultima Studio, Voice, Embrace, Sub30
  • PS Audio P500 Power Plant
  • Audioquest cables (Jaguar, Pike's Peak, other)
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dgarretson
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With Roon you want a DAC that accepts a DSD128 or DSD256 source. The current Roon release includes an integral DSP software engine that upsamples to DSD256. I’m running the Roon core and Tidal on a SSD in a QNAP TVS-882 RAID NAS. The NAS passes Ethernet through a router and a long run of Ethernet cable to a Roon-ready Sonore microRendu connected by Sonore’s USB hard adapter(no USB-to-USB cabling is necessary) to an Esoteric K-01X that accepts up to DSD128. It’s all working fine after about a day studying manuals and set up.

Roon recommends an i7 processor to support the maximum upsampling in their DSP engine. At DSD128 my QNAP is doing fine with an i5 processor and 16GB RAM. I had been thinking of adding the HQPlayer upsampling software, but this may be unnecessary with the Roon DSP engine.

dgarretson
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I forgot to mention that this is kick ass digital.
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taheeti
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I’m new to streaming music and am thoroughly enjoying Roon/Tidal through my Oppo 205.  All hooked up with Ethernet.  Although I’m learning everyday I hope all my settings are set for the best sound (DSD etc) possible. Best “investment” I have made since I picked up my Job 225 a year ago.
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sfseay
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You will get much better sound running Roon on your PC and using the PC Roon interface or tablet and connecting an ethernet connection to the PS Audio DAC.  The PS Audio DAC is much better than what you have in the Oppo.
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