Originally Posted by Ronnie
Originally Posted by Crion
But I also need to put Roon on a separate server because the SQ trails my pimped MC200 right now when Roon just have been installed on my gaming rig.
Assuming your main listening room is thru your 861v8 / ID41, then why would Roon [on your gaming PC] sound different than your "pimped" MC200?
Probably with similar reason that I found replacing the wall-wart SMPS of the MC200 with a medical-grade high-quality SMPS improved/affected the resulting SQ out of the ID41/861v8 slightly. Of course this can't be true if bits are bits but could perhaps be explained by lower EMI/RFI, better grounding of the PSU etc.

It's sort of those poor audioreview fellows that put in AQ Vodka/Diamond in their audioserver/endpoint chain and really want it to be no difference in SQ but have to confess that it actually affected the end SQ result.

A careful Audiostream AQ Vodka/Diamond review

DSP8000SE, DSP7200SEHC, DSP5200SE sides, DSP7200SE rears, 861v8, 210, Sim2 Ultranero 4, Stewart Cinecurve 2.35:1, XEIT CM-5E Anamorphic lens, Dune HD Duo Cinema 8K and Wireworld Platinum 48G HDMI -> UHD722 -> Shunyata Omega Ethernet. Shunyata/Furutech power-cables/filters. SR Master Fuse@861v8. Uptone Etherregen with 10MHz OCXO clock.