Agreed Carl,

It isn't a direct comparison, nor was it meant specifically to be that. Hence the "test drive". And as I said, Roon sounds very good.

Because Roon has to be used via a computer (my first big jump into true computer audio) it wasn't possible for me to perform a truly unbiased comparison. However, many audiophiles here on Unplugged do and hear no difference in SQ.

Roon is v1.1, so is my equipment. Each will evolve over time and the sound will incrementally improve. I'm pleased with my test drive and love the Roon interface. Roon had me at Sooloos.

Control:10, TwinStore, Lyngdorf DPA-1 Preamp, Linn Klimax Stereo Amp, Piega TC 70X speakers, QNAP TS-451 8TB.

Roon setup (temporary): 2009 Macbook Pro with a 1TB Hibred Drive and 4Gigs of RAM, Peachtree Audio T1 USB to SPDIF. FLAC files are kept on the QNAP TS-451 NAS. I use Rosewill (Newegg) Cat-7 Ethernet Cable on all connections.