Well, after three days of endless tests, I have come to a series of conclusions, and a question.ġ. When you run Roon is: Melco-Aqvox-Mini PC-Aqvox-Melco-Lumin In the case of running Twonky or Minimserver, music files go directly from the Melco to Lumin.
The Mini PC has a linear power supply Kenneth Lau 12volt / 6 amp. The Switch Aqvox has a linear power supply Kenneth Lau 5volt /1 amp Incoming AC power: Dedicated 30amp AC, Eichmann eXpress Power cables, iFi Audio PowerStation, Supa DC Blocker.I finally received my new Melco N1ZH60-2, along with a Mini PC fanless 16 GB, Intel i7, SSD 256 GB to run Roon and be able to compare the sound using Twonky server, Minimserver and Roon.īoth Twonky and Minimserver are installed in the Melco and Roon in the Mini PC. Power supplies : PS Audio Power plant P5, HD Plex 200Watt, HD Plex DC to DC and 4 X iFi power X 5 volt DC, including custom 2 X MP Audio PSU's connecting JCAT Ethernet and USB card. Software: Server 2019 core mode, using Firadisk on 8GB VHD, JPLAY Dual PC, Audio Optimizer 3 and Minorit圜lean 299, On order - GR Research Servo Sub kit 5 in partnership Rythmik AudioĬables: Speakers SlinkyLinks, Interconnects Homemade Silver wire XLR, Power Eichmann cables, USB Wireworld Starlight 7 1.5m, SATA Standard, Ethernet CAT8 Speakers Quintet15 Horn1, Townshend Audio Maximum Super Tweeters.
Music Server: Control PC Gigabyte C246 WU4, CPU Xeon Ram Samsung 2X8GB ECC, JPLAYfemto Ethernet, 2X4GB SSD music LibraryĪudio PC Gigabyte C246 WU4, CPU Xeon Ram Hynix 4X4GB ECC, JPLAYfemto Ethernet and JPLAY USB XEĮquipment: Modified PS Audio Direct Stream DAC i2S input from Matrix.
Acessories: Furutech GTX-D (G) Furutech GTX-D ( R) (x2) Sunrise Deep Line (x3) ebony spikes, carbon fiber bases Nordost Qv2 (x3) acoustical and electrical reinforcements. Cables: Nordost Tyr (speaker), Nordost Valhalla XLR and Siltech 770i XLR (interconnects), Curious Evolved USB Cable, Nordost Valhalla Power Cable (DAC), Transparent PowerLink MM2 (power amp.), 2 x Purist Audio Design Canorus Praesto Revision Power Cable (power distributor and computers), Purist Audio Design Limited Edition Praesto Revision Power Cable (preamp.) and Jupiter Pure Silver Cotton Insulated (all internal wires from the computers). Both also use hand made linear power supplies with a Furutech FI-06 ( R) NCF. 3.00 (1A in Control-PC and 4D in Audio-PC). Both computers use Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Core Mode (17763.737) with RAMdisk as Operational System, JPLAY FEMTO Alternative version, Minority Clean and Audiophile Optimizer v.
Digital transport: the Control-PC is a dedicated computer with a Gigabyte H310N motherboard, a Intel Core i3-8100T processor, an Arctic Alpine 12 Passive Cooler, 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDRMHz, a JCAT Net Card FEMTO and 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD the Audio-PC is a dedicated computer with a Gigabyte H310M M.2 2.0 motherboard, a Intel Core i3-9100T processor, an Arctic Alpine 12 Passive Cooler, 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDRMHz, a JCAT Net Card FEMTO and a JCAT USB Card FEMTO. DAC Ayre QB-9 192/24 + Furutech FI-03 ( R) + Synergistic Research Orange Fuse (with Electro-Harmonix 6SN7 Gold-Pin tubes and Synergistic Research Orange Fuse) and Audio Research VS115 (with Tung-Sol KT120 and Svetlana 6H30 tubes and AMR Gold Fuse) Speakers KEF Reference 203/2 with spikes