You are across the pond so I can’t help you out on Dragon prices outside the U.S.
Clever people could probably access their server remotely anyway. Then you would need Roon Ready devices in your hotel / tent / wherever. Just use your streaming account from your phone.
Wanting all your physical music on holiday is a bit like the wife wanting to take her entire shoe collection.
I’ve run Roon on a 12 year old QNAP with a rubbish Celeron chip.
The minimum spec is almost certainly so people don’t think they can take a dusty 15 year old laptop out of storage to use it as a Roon Core, and when it’s doesn’t work they complain to Roon.
Roon is a brilliant piece of software and works brilliantly on Innuos.
There’s a hole for every rabbit.
I have had an Auralic streamer for nearly 2 years and run it wireless based on his recommendation. 99% of the time it works great without any issues. I have an Eero mesh network. On rare occasions, I will experience dropouts and Roon will move on to the next song when it loses its signal. As I said this is rare, but it does happen. Never been able to figure out why.
And that is over 200 quid more than the 2000W… ok, 8x 250W… NCore class D surround amp that I ordered today. Back in 2007 when the pound was $2, I was reimporting UK audio gear to the British Isles. Now, this very weekend, my son is returning to the States from Germany with AQ-brand cables in his backpack. He lives in the tax-free state of New Hampshire. But cables are cheaper here than there despite 19% sales tax here. Certainly the economic purchasing power parity theory is getting stretched again, just the other way from 2007. But I also think Americans get ripped off a lot.
I would classify @luca.pelliccioli as clever, very clever, but he’s admitted that he’s not very network or security inclined. A full remote Roon solution will be a game changer.
My guess is that Innous and Aurelic will have to respond very quickly when/if Roon supplies a remote solution. Especially one that includes access to streaming services and your library.
If you don’t feel like you are a customer that’s cool. But you clearly don’t speak for me or the huge amount of users who have asked for it.
Auralic (which I used before Innuos/Roon) and Innuos are designed for static domestic systems, providing a networked store so music can be played anywhere around your home. That’s what a music server is.
Will people forego these brilliant domestic products because they can’t use them to play music on the beach once a year on holiday? I’ve been able to do that for years, using the QMusic app on my phone that connects to my QNAP server. I did it once out of curiosity, but never since.
Why would I want to use Qobuz from my server when I can use the Qobuz app on my phone?
Plus, for reasons of security and to avoid hacks (I suffered a bad one and had to wipe my QNAP) access to my network is restricted to the UK.
I could replace my £1,900 4tb server with something cheaper, say a MAC Mini and external drive for say £1,200, and it would do the same job.
However, I could replace a £1,900 AQ Dragon HDMI for £20 with the brand I bought and it would also do the same job.
I’ve never bought into other than basic digital signal cables, so it’s not really worth discussing!
In the original Spanish that is: Sobre los gustos no hay disputa!
Myself, I spent 160 euro today for 8 XLR cables to go with the 1600 quid amp. That is a good relationship for me.
For a 2000 dollar AirLens, maybe I would budget 50 dollars for a one meter entry model AQ HDMI cable that I could also repurpose for HDMI 2.1 8K some day.
These are all personal matters! It is pretty clear that a number of the guys luv their dragon etc cables. I totally understand.
But you are the guy with the secret bathroom door patch panel. That I really luv and appreciate!
Spanish words come from Latin “De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum”… then and now, there and here it’s a respectable concept. Totally agree.
The only analogue cables I have are a bunch of Mogami XLR from when I had a component system. I think they were about $20 each. When I bought my HDMI cable for my TV I was told that speed of the cable is quite important, but it still only cost be about $40 for 7m. I have a 3 inch conduit hidden in the wall so I can change the cable if I ever have to.
I have AQ Pearl for ethernet. About $4/m off the reel and my local AQ dealer (who sells at all prices) can do a proper tested termination. I think I have one 15m and one 20m buried in the walls. Blue Jeans do the same in the USA for the same price, and I have some 1m Blue Jeans, but the AQ Pearl have a very robust cover and are more flexible.
One sensible piece of advice I received is to put your networking hub as central as possible in your property. This is in the central hallway on the first floor, so was easy to run off the cables to audio, AV and access point locations.
I’ve seen people with very impressive industrial quality network installations. The worst, which I used to have, is an office with cables all over the floor.
As long as we are kicking around home wireless connectivity, l am getting a 1 gig AT&T fiber cable installed. Inside are two Ubiquity access points on each floor hard wired to PoE switch and modem. I am thinking an 8 port PoE but the power, spec, and price is all over the map. Any recommendations, with a deference to best audio/video streaming?
Latest release. It’s a feature that’s been around. Been doing it for 3/4 years at least. Works great. I assume you use JRemote. I did buy a new router recently and had to use the port forward feature to get it to work. Think it uses port 52199.
Yes, J-Remote.
But I am on Release No. 26.
Thanks.
You won’t regret the 1GB connection. It feels like endless bandwidth.
I suggest the Ubiquiti 8-port POE. I have both of these in a few locations. One is in my hifi console, the other is in my office. Both are fantastic and you can fully manage them with the Unifi app.
or the Enterprise
Thanks for the tip. I ordered a Ubiquity Lite 60w 8 port
PoE last week on Amazon without research. I guess this lines up with your research unless the $160. “lite” is not right.
60W should be plenty for two AP’s. It’s going to be great.
Enjoy!
Hi Luca, I knew you would respond with Latin: De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum. But I was awake for 20 hours and had to crash; could not stay up for your response! The origins are unclear. Supposedly translated from Spanish by a French philosopher in the 18th century when Latin could be used as a Lingua Franca for communication across Europe. It spread from there. I like the Skando versions with a lot more K’s: Smak kan ikke diskuteres. But my vote goes for the French which always seems to celebrate differences in preferences: Chacun à son goût. So it is my favourite version of: There is no accounting for taste. Sorry Steven, the English just sounds a little stuffy.