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

I've recently set up Audirvana, choosing over Roon due to Roon's higher cost.
Seems like Audirvana's sound quality is considered to be high.

Does anyone have any experience comparing sound quality of Audirvana vs Roon or other players?
I use Audirvana to play purchased FLAC's, ripped FLAC's, and also Tidal HiFi from my Mac Mini with Fusion Drive connected via USB.
Looking for input from those who may have taken the trouble to compare.  I for one didn't notice a difference, but I am planning to upgrade my system shortly and differences could possibly become apparent as a result.

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janehamble
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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.
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grannyring
6,570 posts
 
The New Roon update is fantastic. So many new features. Best update they have ever done by a long shot. Wow! 
canibefrank
406 posts
 
if you use A+ on a Mac you cannot play DSD natively... what a drag
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jag
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i would like to use Audvarinda to stream Tidal HD from my MacBook pro via bluetooth. as you know Apple will only stream in inferior ACC.  will this fix this and enable my inherent inferior MacBooks bluetooth to rival something like LDAC quality.  or should i find a cheap table with LDAC capability?
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