Thanks guys.
@thyname what runs the Roon core and how do you connect to the Esoteric?
@thyname what runs the Roon core and how do you connect to the Esoteric?
Esoteric N-03T streamer with Roon or ?
Hi @mauidj My Roon Core is on Nucleus+ Esoteric N-01XD is connected to network via Ethernet cables. The built in streamer on it is essentially a Roon Endpoint. It’s Roon Ready: https://roonlabs.com/partners/esoteric Nucleus+ is in a different floor / room in my house |
From just a quick look , it does not appear you can use the Esoteric in your config. Im sure I will be corrected if wrong . The esoteric appears to only have analog out (streamer/DAC). If you want to use the internal DAC in the Luxman with ROONs you will need a ROONs endpoint to feed a digital signal into the Luxman. You could look at Small green computer optical rendu or micro rendu to see if they would work. Looks like the Luxman has optical,USB and Coaxial digital inputs. Would love to hear a comparison between the Esoteric DAC and the LuXman Here is how to set up the optical Renduhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L7aZR6RST8 |
I don’t see any reason why I would not be able to install the Esoteric Soundstream app on the iPad as well, in case I want to bypass Roon for some reason, and use it to stream straight to the N 03T. It would be a good SQ test to compare the Soundstream going directly into the N-o3T. There has been much debate about the SQ of Roons app vs apps like MPD. I have always thought the MPD on my Bryston streamer sound a bit better than my Roons configuration. |