Aurender to Roon Core?

@lalitk 

+1

If I wanted to produce the best streamers possible I would not consider letting anyone in. I would want to control every aspect. It is not a negative that Roon isn’t supported, as far as I am concerned it is a positive. Aurender is not criticizing, simply controlling their environment. Apple vs open systems. With 40 years of experience in IT, I would choose closed every time.

@sns

You’re spot on in your assessment of various players having unique sound characteristics. I have friends who swears by and prefers HQPlayer SQ over ROON by a wide margin where HQPlayer is the final arbiter. IMHO, this is by far probably the best configuration for those who prefer the ROON interface and library management. ROON can be configured to implement HQPlayer into a Zone, where HQPlayer takes the stream of bits from media files from ROON. This allows the end users to enjoy the benefits of HQPlayer SQ and the library management capabilities of Roon at the same time.

​​​As I have said earlier, Aurender or a similar player that are in unique position to optimize the music player (app) and design its own custom hardware are primed to deliver high performance with consistency for the end users. 

@lalitk

appreciate the back and forth

i won’t prolong the discussion with further, as i said the intent is not to argue, i just had difficulty with a few of your assertions (still do), so we will agree to disagree on some of the finer points here

i think the to and fro thus far is useful for other readers who might review this thread and they can treat it as input for their own decisions about streamer selection, roon etc...

@sns

your input is helpful here, as usual

happy upcoming turkey/football day to all 🍗🦃

“i think the to and fro thus far is useful for other readers who might review this thread and they can treat it as input for their own decisions about streamer selection, roon etc...”

@jjss49 

Agreed! Of course the intent was not to argue but engage in a meaningful dialogue and share our collective experiences. 

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 

I also recently purchased an Aurender N200, preferring it over the Innuos,  and enjoy it immensely. I did factor Roon into my decision since I'm accustomed to it and have liked the interface since its beginnings. Once I discovered that Aurender is actually working on Roon integration to be released in the "near future", I was sold.  In the meantime I've found that I am enjoying the sound I get using the N200 and really don't miss Ronn since I spend more time listening to entire albums rather than jumping from selection to selection. This surprised me and I now find myself immersed in the music similarly to listening to my vinyl rig,