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Bricasti M3/M1SE

I want great SQ but I want a simple set up. I have the Antipodes EX CX and want to unload them.

Getting either one of these dacs one can add on the Ethernet modular. Can I sell the EX CX and run Roon on my PC and stream with Great SQ?
Lost in space, help.
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tvad
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@verdantaudio, a question for you (and @sksos) about Roon Nucleus...

If one stops using Roon (ends a Roon subscription), is a Roon Nucleus device still usable as a server?


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verdantaudio
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I don’t believe so.  There may be a way to override and load different software but I don’t know what it is.  Nucleus is a Roon device.

The Antipodes S30 (pricier I know) does have the flexibility to use a bunch of different software packages.  
tvad
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While reading through another thread, and doing some research as a result, I discovered the SonicTransporter I5 music server, sold by Small Green Computer.

A nice feature of the SonicTransporter I5 ($999 including 1TB SSD) over a Roon Nucleus is that if you decide to cancel Roon, the SonicTransporter I5 doesn’t become a brick like the Nucleus, since the SonicTransporter I5 is pre-loaded with HQPlayer (embedded), Squeezebox Server, Plex Media Server and MinimServer (DLNA server) in addition to Roon Core Server.

https://www.smallgreencomputer.com/collections/audio-server/products/sonictransporter-i5?variant=208...

Since the Roon Nucleus and SonicTransporter I5 are both Intel i5 computers, I see no reason why they wouldn’t sound identical on a network.
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