This is a common journey in our particular endeavor and not unvisited topic. But given the rapid pace of change in this domain I thought it would be useful to see what others are discovering. A little background:
I started using Roon a couple of years ago. Have used it in a single server setup, dual servers and a few tweaks in between. Love the Roon interface.
Tried Euphony Stylus about a year ago on a dedicated server. Sound quality is better than Roon on my system (even with HQPlayer as output, strangely). It just is. But the interface can't compete with Roon.
Gave Audionirvana another try this week. It sounds better than Roon as well. But it has its own interface problems, specifically around remotely controlling the software from a laptop.
I know that a lot of Taiko Extreme users are happy with a Roon implementation using HQPlayer. But there seems to be a custom use of the application that Taiko has engineered for their device.
What are others experiencing? Are there other options out there? What is the current frontier of PC based audio playback?
I started using Roon a couple of years ago. Have used it in a single server setup, dual servers and a few tweaks in between. Love the Roon interface.
Tried Euphony Stylus about a year ago on a dedicated server. Sound quality is better than Roon on my system (even with HQPlayer as output, strangely). It just is. But the interface can't compete with Roon.
Gave Audionirvana another try this week. It sounds better than Roon as well. But it has its own interface problems, specifically around remotely controlling the software from a laptop.
I know that a lot of Taiko Extreme users are happy with a Roon implementation using HQPlayer. But there seems to be a custom use of the application that Taiko has engineered for their device.
What are others experiencing? Are there other options out there? What is the current frontier of PC based audio playback?