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If one of you want to buy the Sonictransporter and route it through my home for testing, I am game. 
Funniest sarcasm I've read in a looong time.1. It's Micheal Lavorgna. The guy that can hear the difference in everything including Ethernet Cables. But you can't actually get him to prove this ability.
2. It's Micheal Lavorgna, the guy that makes stuff up
3. It's Micheal Lavorgna, supposed IT/Network guy, that couldn't subnet an IP4 address if you put a gun to his amp.
ROON core on the NUC is straight forward.
Both are good options. This is something I can do in my sleep on a NUC.
It is a DAC and streaming player: https://www.allo.com/sparky/boss-player.htmlPS. The Boss, if I remember, is a DAC.
That, in itself, is interesting. If you say that running hot is not good, then I am not as irrational as I had thought! I will indeed then pursue this route.On the laptop getting hot, that is something to be avoided for sure as they are not made to operate at elevated temps for long periods.
Interesting. But the problem remains -- the same OS, and the inability to play with the Pro-ject DAC. Allo states, as do others, that it works quite well with other Pro-ject DACs, so exactly why it does not work with mine is a mystery. The other downside of the Allo is that they need quite of tweaking -- especially when the OS is updated. It might be good for someone with the time and inclination, but if the idea is to spend 40 odd minutes each evening listening to music and relaxing, rather than spending time remote chatting with customer support, then it might not be for everyone. That said, I'd love to read your review -- and might well give them a second chance. The USBridge, however, costs more than this thing.It is a DAC and streaming player: https://www.allo.com/sparky/boss-player.htmlView attachment 15188
Many thanks. And, since you own one, do you have any impressions about SQ? Many thanks.These devices are especially useful if you have a central music server and more than one system in different rooms you want to listen to. I use a SOtm 200 ultra in our guest room connected to a WiFi Repeater. With more and more network DACs out there however there might be less need for them in the future.
Many thanks. And, since you own one, do you have any impressions about SQ? Many thanks.
But if your getting a bit perfect feed of your source files and aren't messing with re-sampling, there's no reason they should sound any different. If they do one of them is in error.But it is nice to play around also in terms of software, i.e. you can compare different server and player softwares, e.g. Squeezebox, Minim, Roon, HQ Player... especially Squeezebox has endless set up possibilities.
I think I liked it a bit better than my Aurender N100H that I had before.
The main reason really was that I wanted to have a central audio server running Roon.
But it is nice to play around also in terms of software, i.e. you can compare different server and player softwares, e.g. Squeezebox, Minim, Roon, HQ Player... especially Squeezebox has endless set up possibilities.
However I am ending up mostly using Roon and sometimes Libre Spot for Spotify on the SOtM.