What are you using as a streamer? Constructive feedback please.

Bricasti M5. Handmade in USA, bulletproof build, flawless performance. Roon ready. Can be had brand new for $2k. No USB needed.

+1; I can recommend the M5 as a Roon streamer.   I purchased one and was amazed at the better sound quality I heard from it vs my previous long term streamer a Pi/Digi+ SPDIF output board with a iFi Power Supply.   No complaints from me though regarding the latter as for a few hundred dollars that combo sounds good and was bullet proof running Roon for many years.

A big bonus of the M5 vs the USB only streamers is you can try its different output interfaces to see which one works best with your DAC (it may not be USB...).   I've also purchased an OpticalRendu to compare its USB output to the M5 USB output and I thought it equaled the sound quality of the OpticalRendu, but found its SPDIF output with my DAC to sound better yet.

dadfoe the m5 is not aroon streamer it is an endpoint

if you want to use it with roon you need a roon core

we are bricasti, roon lunin dealers and we import an incredibile line of servers from belgium that are both a full roon core and an endpoint

Used in the manner that 432 EVO intends, it’s also the best USB source I’ve tested to now and if I used one all the time,

also most high quality dacs sound way better through usb then spdif.

usb offers ayncronous clocking which lowers jitteer.

Dave and troy

Audio intellect nj

bricasti, lumin,432Evo dealers

Any advice on a streamer that does multi room.  I do not want to use roon.

Price is not that important for the main room up to 5-6K.  Other zones I prefer to stay around 2 K.  Looking for streamer only for the main zone.

Our Lyngdorf already has a Roon implemented so I went with a  Roon Plus a Nucleus with Qbuz. Really clean. No complaints, but I don't have anything to compare it to...

On my main system a Node 2 with the linear power supply upgrade from Poland, separate power supply, and Cullen AC cable feeding my McIntosh D150 thru an analysis plus digital cable. In my other two vintage systems Node N100s with Nordost power cables and Lifatech optical cables feeds the DACs.