Roon Streaming Service actually Degrades the sound

@markmuse Do you have an Android device? Or could borrow one? If so, try installing BubbleUPNP on it, it’s very cheap, then try streaming from Qobuz within the app to the Bricasti. I think you’ll find it’s pretty good.

Too many unknowns.  

If the mysterious streamer maker was using Roon from a computer verses a Roon nucleus, then ok sure the mystery streamer could sound better.

@richtruss No android device here. mconnectHD sounds good, better than roon. With mconnectHD streaming Qobuz to the Bricasti there is a wealth of detail and nuance, much better dimensionality and connection to the music. Heck, even Omnia Receiver through a NuPrime Stream9 > Bricasti leaves roon in the dust. I do prefer roon's interface and abundance of information. But sound quality first. 

I’m using a Lumin product, streaming from a Synology NAS. 
I found that I needed much updating to my music library, but am willing to “do the work”. 
There is a native UPNP server app that runs on the Synology. 
I looked at the rune set up and found it unnecessarily complicated, and I’m an IT person. Nothing in the sound path. 
 

@lalitk no don’t get me wrong made a marked improvement and quite happy. Just that streaming is not the preferred media in my listening room.

Have a great day.