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Hi,
I'm thinking of installing Roon on my Mac mini and store the FLAC music files on my (5 year old) QNAP.
I only have apodizing in the HD621, so which of the following will give the best audio quality?
1. Mac mini -> HD621 -> 568.2MM (with apodizing/ upsampling)
2. Mac mini -> Explorer 1 -> 568.2MM (via Toslink digital optical, no apodizing/ upsampling)
Thanks in advance for your help!
Regards,
Bob
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Roon will upsample any way you want it to, then you can send it to the Explorer as 176/192. That would be my choice.
(Can't say what Roon filter approximates most closely to Meridian's apodising, mind you. But someone else will be able to.)
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Hi Bob,
I would go the Explorer way as well. Roon is a very powerful program and you can set the Sample Rate Conversion to 96KHz (since 24bit / 96KHz is what the 568 can decode).
But if you have a toshlink and a HDMI cable you can try both and tell us your opinion.
Regards
George
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HD621 handles 24/192KHz input on HDMI and downsamples to 24/96 for 568.2MM so this might not be so clearcut as you may think. Use a recent HS 10/18Gbit certified good quality HDMI cable and tell us your results. 
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President of the Imperial Galactic Government
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I missed the bit about Toslink, sorry. But I'd still use the Explorer.
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If Roon eventually handles MQA decode/upsampling he can just set his Mac to HDMI audio 2ch 24/192 and skip the apodizing in HD621 and use the flavor he wants from Roon @24/192KHz.
Anyways, I'm interested in the results if you try this.
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For me, if I used Roon, my set-up would be...
Mac Mini > Network > MS200 > SpeakerLink > AC12 > G95.
I already have a ReadyNAS for system backup.
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Why not just go MS200 to G95 via optical?
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Comms, and Coax.
I already have the AC12.
Not an Actor, nor married to Jamie-Lee Curtis.
#1: DSP5200SE|DSW.2|218|210|506.2|504
#2: Prime/PSU|SOtM sMS-200 Mini NEO SE|Focal Stellia
#3: Other stuff
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Ah yes, comms although for anyone else without an AC12, optical and comms only dongle would be a very cost effective method especially as anyone even with basic soldering skills and good eyesight could make one with for a few quid.
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I don't have good eyesight (far from it).
Not an Actor, nor married to Jamie-Lee Curtis.
#1: DSP5200SE|DSW.2|218|210|506.2|504
#2: Prime/PSU|SOtM sMS-200 Mini NEO SE|Focal Stellia
#3: Other stuff
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Thanks for your help guys!
Will let you know the results.
Cheers,
Bob
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Mac mini, QNAP TS-219P II, Apple TV 4K, Marantz UD8004, Pioneer Kuro 500M isf
NBS Monitor IV cables
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