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Using Melco as a Roon Endpoint

Does anyone have personal first hand experience using a Melco as a Roon endpoint?

I have a Melco N1A (the original Mark 1 version) that I use as my NAS.
I have a Roon Nucleus with an Sbooster LPS connected to the Melco player port functioning as a Server/Streamer.  DAC is a Chord Qutest connected to Roon Nucleus via USB.
The Melco is connected to an English 8 Network Switch.

I am debating whether it is worth it for me to upgrade my Melco N1A to an EX such that it would function as a Roon endpoint. Cost to do the upgrade would be $600 plus shipping.

Please refrain from commenting if you do not have personal experience utilizing Melco as a Roon endpoint.
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mahler123
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I have the Melco N 100, which I love, but I don't use Roon.  There is a Melco user forum on Facebook and there seem to be many happy Roon users on it, so I suggest you join that and query the users
labowma1
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Hi! Sorry really late response.

but just sent my melco N1a to Luxman America for replacing hard discs and I did the upgrade.  Connecting my Roon nucleus via the usb dac controller was easy .  
works great connected to my moon 390 Dac.  
sound is still clearly better than using the Roon internal memory (a Samsung ssd)

happy to give more advice but I think the upgrade works good and does just what I wanted!

 

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jazzman7 OP
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@labowma1 

So having upgraded your N1A to an EX, are you now using it as a Roon streamer, i.e. with the Melco connected via USB to your DAC.   

My question then, is the sound quality better than using the Roon Nucleus as a server/streamer connected to your DAC, while using the Melco as your NAS? 

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