You just set Manic Moose to Roon compatible mode, then MM its just an endpoint. You don't really ever have to touch it. Been using my little BDP Pi like that for several years now. Reliable.
I know many praise Aurender, but my experience was not good. They had one support guy ("Ari") whose "solutions" to problems showed he hadn't bothered to read the remedies I'd already tried. Audio should be fun so I moved on. I think the Bryston is terrific.
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