Most of the time though, I am playing music in the background, and then the PC has to be able to output through the DAC (youtube, conf calls and sound from desktop and programs i use). I think having the silent macbook hooked up to the A5+'s through a dac when i'm properly listening would probably be better. I intend to do that one day (also haven't bought lifetime yet) and either put it in the closet with my Synology NAS where my music resides, or put it somewhere in reach of the A5+'s so I can use it as a streamer on the secondary inputs of the A5+'s, or through a new DAC that has an extra free input.Īlso, the pc has to be on now to be able to do it's server function. I hear that I should have the ambition to remove the Roon core to a dedicated NUC, instead of the pc. It's a desktop solution and it has to be convenient. I don't like fiddling with cables every time. I can't use the optical, because I can't switch that as easily to the mac, which also doesn't have an optical out anymore and if i plug in a toslink cable, the USB signal is shut off. It's maxed at 24/96 on the USB out, and 24/192 on the optical SPDIF. Also, my speakers pop loud when I switch my pc on. Once you notice it, it become really annoying, really quick. Playback is usually fine, but sometimes there is a slight skippy noise when I play lossless files through the D1, on the pc, using Roon. The PC is a speedy all SSD / dual GPU / custom watercooled desktop, which I usually prefer over the MBPr (touch bar 15" model) when i'm working at my home office. Another great improvement! My D1 is hooked up to a USB 3 peripheral switch I use to switch it between my pc and mac (together with a mic and mouse). Recently is got Tidal HiFi sub, and discovered Roon. I also bought a set of Audioengine A5+'s along the way, and put a Audioengine D1 Dac + headphone amp in between (USB in, RCA out to A5+'s, 3,5mm to headphones). I ended up buying a Philips X2 first, and last year an Audioquest Nightowl Carbon which I really like. I like it so much that I started researching what makes audio sound better. I use headphones 80% of the time and started out with a few Senn IEM's until I bought a B&O Beoplay H2 3 or so years ago.
I have been listening to AAC files I bought from iTunes for the last few years through iTunes (+iTunes match) on a Macbook Pro and PC and on my iDevices.
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