Audirvana Plus vs Roon - High Sound Quality at Lower Cost?

I got rid of A+ a couple of years ago for 2 main reasons:
the lack of a nice GUI 
The necessity of placing the Mac in the audio room and using usb to the dac

when I switched, Roon was superior in sq and of course the GUI. I have heard rumblings that 3.5 is a step up in sq and they have a nice GUI now. Unless A+ has the ability for me to have my Mac in another room than my audio room and allowing me to access my dac they Ethernet, A+ is a non-starter for me. Roon provides endpoints which gives you tremendous flexibility and allows you to stay away from the inferior usb connection

I also switched from A+ to Roon a couple of years ago for the same reasons.  Last year I bought the lifetime subscription to Roon, I was so convinced about its superior SQ, compared with A+.

However A+ 3.5 has changed everything on my setup.  It sounds better than Roon.  I use Roon these days mainly for its wonderful radio, connected to Tidal. And yes, the GUI is great.  But on those occasions when I really want to listen to my music, I go A+ 3.5.  For me, the difference is component level - using no filters or upsampling on either.

The New Roon update is fantastic. So many new features. Best update they have ever done by a long shot. Wow!