Basic Roon question

[kauai82]

I am wondering if I need something like a Blue sound node 2I to use Roon with my Mac mini with Amazon HD  and portable hard drive (hooked into Mac mini) with 400 gig of sound files ?  Would my Monoprice THX AAA dac and headphone amp work instead of buying the Node 2I ?  Which would give me the best SQ ? Thanks Matthew.

[SteveH]

Whatever you decide to use with Roon, needs to be an authorized Roon endpoint in order hear anything. If your DAC supports Roon, then you are good to go.  If not, the Node 2i does satisfy that criteria.  I have a Node 2i with Roon and I am very happy with it.  It was the least expensive and most user friendly plug-and-play way for me to use Roon with my RMC-1.

[kauai82]

Thanks, that is what I needed know !

[SteveH]

If you are looking to purchase a Node 2i, check out Crutchfield. Their price is the same as everywhere else, but they have been in business since 1974 and have superior customer service. I have been shopping with them since 1976.

www.crutchfield.com/S-5qh6D4Ud3XV/p_813NODE2IW/Bluesound-Node-2i-White.html?XVINQ=GLX&awkw=531945912411&awat=pla&awnw=g&awcr=297640183676&awdv=c&awug=9012007&gclid=CjwKCAjwjqT5BRAPEiwAJlBuBSWZATFjhR2yEN-ZKck9DerR1LHelsrJEWFGUT4ttODKgQnrMbJ6QBoCAzgQAvD_BwE

[Zombie]

Aug 4, 2020 18:44:19 GMT -5 SteveH said:

If you are looking to purchase a Node 2i, check out Crutchfield. Their price is the same as everywhere else, but they have been in business since 1974 and have superior customer service. I have been shopping with them since 1976.

www.crutchfield.com/S-5qh6D4Ud3XV/p_813NODE2IW/Bluesound-Node-2i-White.html?XVINQ=GLX&awkw=531945912411&awat=pla&awnw=g&awcr=297640183676&awdv=c&awug=9012007&gclid=CjwKCAjwjqT5BRAPEiwAJlBuBSWZATFjhR2yEN-ZKck9DerR1LHelsrJEWFGUT4ttODKgQnrMbJ6QBoCAzgQAvD_BwE

Me too and you accumulate points (money) for future purchases.

[LuisV]

You can pick up a Raspberry Pi, install RoPieee and connect it to your DAC via USB... around $40 for the Pi, then add a case for around $20. Multiple Pi discussions in the Roon forum:

community.roonlabs.com/c/audio-products/raspberry-pi

[kauai82]

Aug 4, 2020 20:31:42 GMT -5 LuisV said:

You can pick up a Raspberry Pi, install RoPieee and connect it to your DAC via USB... around $40 for the Pi, then add a case for around $20. Multiple Pi discussions in the Roon forum:

community.roonlabs.com/c/audio-products/raspberry-pi

I have a raspberry Pi 2 that I use with volumo  .  Would that work ?  Would I be able to use my Mac mini with the Raspberry pi ? How would you hook it up ? 

[kauai82]

Aug 4, 2020 18:44:19 GMT -5 SteveH said:

If you are looking to purchase a Node 2i, check out Crutchfield. Their price is the same as everywhere else, but they have been in business since 1974 and have superior customer service. I have been shopping with them since 1976.

www.crutchfield.com/S-5qh6D4Ud3XV/p_813NODE2IW/Bluesound-Node-2i-White.html?XVINQ=GLX&awkw=531945912411&awat=pla&awnw=g&awcr=297640183676&awdv=c&awug=9012007&gclid=CjwKCAjwjqT5BRAPEiwAJlBuBSWZATFjhR2yEN-ZKck9DerR1LHelsrJEWFGUT4ttODKgQnrMbJ6QBoCAzgQAvD_BwE

I always try to buy from Crutchfield when I buy new.  Very good retailer.

[LuisV]

Not sure if Volumo is a Roon bridge / endpoint OS. My Pi is connected via ethernet and to my Bifrost DAC via USB. I use the Roon app on my Macbook, iPhone or iPad to control what plays. Roon core is running in an Ubuntu VM hosted on my NAS; my music is also on my NAS and I use Tidal. Just curious... When did Roon add Amazon HD? Asking as I don't see it as a configurable service.

[kauai82]

Aug 4, 2020 22:51:14 GMT -5 LuisV said:

Not sure if Volumo is a Roon bridge / endpoint OS. My Pi is connected via ethernet and to my Bifrost DAC via USB. I use the Roon app on my Macbook, iPhone or iPad to control what plays. Roon core is running in an Ubuntu VM hosted on my NAS; my music is also on my NAS and I use Tidal. Just curious... When did Roon add Amazon HD? Asking as I don't see it as a configurable service.

Thanks for pointing that out.  Roon does not work with Amazon Hd.  So that puts the kabash on my plan. I really like Amazon HD and not ready to change at this point of time to another streaming service.  Thanks for all the advice.