There's one more option for installing Roon Core on NAS, Synology and Qnap ones with 2gb Ram and Intel Processor are compatible. That'll reduce one extra effort of switching the Roon Core for listening to music and you just need to fire up the Endpoint. It'll be always on and you can listen via your portable devices as well. (since you were considering a Headphone setup).Most other UIs really suck, but I want to get out of Roon so I can get a real streamer, and have a one box solution, not a streamer/NAS/roon core blah blah.
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Microsoft is a better comparison, because it's providing the software only with very few restrictions on what hardware you use. Our humble Allo Signature devices really sound awesome as Roon Endpoint.Roon is the Microsoft of Audiophilia (actually more like Apple) I feel,
Isn't their any good fork of Linux which can work flawlessly as media server and player app, How about Ubuntu Media Center OS?LMS has its mobile app which is pretty good and fail safe
Yup it is still valid, I have Saved 3.5dmg file as well : if anyone is interested, I can sell my Audirvana license at a deep discount.AFAIK the license for 3.5 is still valid so you can continue to use it without a monthly subscription. See
@essrand The Auralic is supposed to have the best Streamer Software according to Daarko reviews, it's lightening OS is supposed to be more user friendly.