I was curious if installing Volumio on my Holo Audio Red along with Roon Bridge would improve Roon audio output. The installation and config was simple and easy and I was up and running in less than 30 minutes. I still some critical listening ahead to render an opinion.
Here’s my kit:
Hospital Grade Wall Plug ==> Shunyata Research (SR) Alpha-X SC ==> SR Denali 6000S V2 ==> 4 SR Theta NR ==> Digital Components and 1 Theta XC to amplifier.
QNAP TVS-672X NAS with PGGB PCM/DSD512 Music Library with Intel PCIE SFP+ card and Intel transceiver ==> Matrix Audio SS1 Pro Audio Grade Switch w/ SFP+ Intel transceiver ==> Custom triple shielded Ethernet Cable with Telegartner plugs ==> Holo Audio Red Streamer ==> SR Alpha-X USB cable ==> USB input Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC ==> Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC R-L XLR Output =>> SR Theta XLR L/R XLR Cables ==> Holo Audio Holo Bliss KTE XLR 2 Input ==> Holo Audio Holo Bliss KTE L/R XLR Output ==> SR Theta XLR L/R XLR Cables ==> Hegel H20 R-L XLR input ==> SR Theta bi-wire speaker cables ==> KEF Reference 1 speakers.
Roon Rock on NUC12WSHi7 with LPS and custom triple shielded Ethernet Cable with Telegartner plugs ==> SS1 Pro Audio Grade Switch
the 3,000 albums in my music library consists of PGGB remastered 705.6/768 kHz PCM files and DSD512 files.