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PS Audio Directstream Junior Owner - Still beneficial to buy a separate server/streamer?

Hi All,

As I think about the next upgrade in my system path, I was looking into getting a server/streamer but was unsure if that would be a worthwhile benefit. I have the DSJ that I use as a Roon endpoint (my PC, located in another room, is my Roon Core).

I stream approximately 60% of my content while the other 40% is from files local to my Roon Core. Would an Innuos Zenith MkII, Roon Nucleus, or Bluesound Vault 2 be an upgrade on sound quality in my setup?


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dpac996
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@rbstehno i am discovering similar thing that you have and have been on sort of same path. Do you have any DSD files you stream via Roon to your DSD/BridgeII?
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rbstehno
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I have multiple Terabytes of music ripped on my Mac server running Roon and quite a few are DSD. For example, the Norah Jones album is in dsf dsd64 format according to Roon. I also stream Tidal MQA songs which I really like that format. 
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@rbstehno Thanks for the comment.  Putting the bridge in my PWD was a huge upgrade over the prior USB input...
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dpac996
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@rbstehno did you / do you experience any low level ticks/pops when streaming DSD from Roon to Bridge II? 
I do. It's very subtle but DEF there.
Snowmass version: 3.0.5
Bridge version: 3.6.17

Roon Core PC --> Netgear Gige unmanaged switch --> 30 feet cat 6 --> bridge II.

Please list your networking config if you have time.
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rbstehno
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Dead quiet. I have a 1G internal network using a switch. I also use a cat 7 cable to the bridge II. I also stream Tidal MQA over a 1G fiber network and fiber delivers a dead quiet network, much quieter than using copper 
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