If you already have a Pi2AES or similar, there is no cost to get this setup working with a trial version of HQPlayer. I really like that I can switch Roon to play out of another set of headphones / speakers and HQPlayer is out of the picture. Because I'm sending mostly redbook PCM the demands on the network are not high and WiFi connectivity works very well. I can send music via Roon, Audirvana or a host of other ways from a host of different machines and rely on them all to get the same processing. I really like that the DSP sits with the relevant audio gear and it is configured to work together. As well as upsampling, the Pi4 runs 'convolution' DSP for my headphones to boost bass, and reduce treble peaks. So the Pi4 can do everything needed and provide a substantial improvement in upsampling vs the DAC's internal filter. Schiit products take 192k PCM, and don't do DSD. My setup : Roon -> WiFi -> HQPlayer Embedded on Pi4/Pi2AES -> Schiit Gungnir, amp, headphones The best way I have to answer it is to give three Roon setups Click to expand.I think you're asking whether to run HQPlayer on the same machine as the Roon Core vs on a Pi2AES ( or similar) attached to the DAC.
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