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Aurender vs. Roon

I would greatly appreciiate any input on something I was told yesterday by a learned audiophile. A) that aurenders conductor app is inferior to roon. That is probably a given. However, I thought Roon will interact with the conductor app. so if that is the case then you can have the best of both worlds.  Also, Roon has better audio quality the Aurender? Aside from that, is the landscape moving toward Roon? Reason I ask is I have been looking at Aurender streamers to purchase and there seems to be more and more of them for sale on Audiogon and US Audio Mart etc. Is it possible Roon Ready devices are going to be the newest frontier so why bother with Aurender if they are not going to support it? Thanks in advance for any insight or suggestions.
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thyname
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Best of both worlds: get an Innuos (ZEN Mini, ZEN, or ZENith, depending on your budget), to use as a server, AND endpoint, with Roon!

And if you don't have (or don't want) a Roon sub, you can use Innuos with other apps, such as iPeng 9 on iPhone, or Orange Squeeze on Android. It uses LMS (logitech media server) or of course, Roon. Your choice
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@grannyringWhy don’t you ask Innuos direct or your dealer @grannyring ?

If you were asking me, how long does it take if ordering one today, I don’t have an answer to that. I am not a dealer, neither do I want to ask them, as I already got mine
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I got mine (ZENith MK3) a couple of weeks ago. I am in USA. I was in preorder since November.

When did you order yours?

Yes, they sold out first batch of MK3 on preorders alone.
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Ah OK @grannyring  I thought you were asking me, as your post was immediately after mine. I admit the Audiogon Forum format is confusing, as there are no features like "reply" or "quote". My bad.

So you were asking @audiotroy  ?
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Most likely user error. Nucleus is pretty much set it and forget it with no maintenance whatsoever 
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@grannyring  : what is your DAC?
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Is this a question or a bait @grannyring 

From Innuos website:

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ROON LIMITATIONS WITHIN INNUOS SERVERS


innuOS Servers currently use Intel Quad-Core CPUs which are powerful enough for music server duties whilst maintaining the system fanless and limiting the amount of power-noise polluting the audio system. The main task requiring very heavy computational requirements is the DSP processing within Roon. With the current hardware, upsampling CD-Quality files to DSD128 and DSD256 will not work properly. Upsampling CD-Quality files to DSD64 works when this DSP setting is being used stand-alone, as well as upsampling to PCM 384KHz. Combination of DSP settings which require more computational power than currently present will result in stuttering music.

If you plan to use DSP on Roon heavily, we suggest to install Roon as scenario 3, using the innuOS server as a Roon player only and using a powerful PC (Windows/Mac) as the Roon Core server.


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Innuos is being 100% honest about it. Draw your own conclusions.

I do use my ZENith MK3 as a Roon Core, works perfect, but I only do simple DSP to PCM up to 192.


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William:

I think you won't be disappointed with Innuos. They are great!

I am a bit skeptical on using them for heavy DSP duties. Still.

And I don't know how the comparison is relevant with the SOtM trifecta. None of those components is a Server. Innuos' main function is as a server, with streaming capabilities as a "bonus", and a good one.

Good luck with your purchase. I love my ZENith MK3!
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Very nice! It seems like you know what you are doing.

You can still use your SOtM txulraUSB / sPS-500 combo on your ZEN USB out to your DAC. Most likely it will provide further improvement vs. simply USB out from ZEN.

If you can afford it, go for ZENith instead of ZEN. I demoed both at my dealer before deciding on the ZENith.

Another heads up, although by a long shot: Innuos will come up with a separate beefed up USB interface similar to that found on Statement. It was on a video the Nuno posted comparing Statement with ZENith MK2 SE, and I also confirmed with him directly via email. Release date: unknown
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Troy / Dave is 100% right to recommend Innuos! It is a great server, one of the best out there, especially for the money.

And to be clear, you don't need Roon to use Innuos ZEN or ZEN Mini or ZENith. You can use use it with SqueezeLite endpoint, or any UPnP and DLNA streamer / controller.

If you do use Roon, it is an excellent Roon Server, AND, an excellent Roon Endpoint too. Something to keep in mind too. One solution  for Serving / Streaming.

I have the new ZENith MK3 for a few weeks now, and I am very happy with it. It is so easy to use, and excellent support from the company (when I needed some help with Backup to my NAS they did a remote session and fixed it).
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Congratulations @granny
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