![]() Roon direct has more tangibility and depth. I’m not sure if this is a Roon or HQPlayer thing. There’s a bit of softness and “gel” to the sound. Going through hours of music from various genres, it’s clear that the HQPlayer output is lighter in tone and thinner in body. I believe that feature is meant for the DSD features anyway. For that reason, I’ve kept it off for the entire review. There’s also a bit of grain and edge when “CUDA offload” is enabled. But enabling “CUDA offload” and the sound smoothens and cools. Enabling “Multicore DSP” gave back a little warmth and texture. HQPlayer on the other hand is immediately cooler and more neutrally toned. Roon direct has a very natural, dynamic, and textured sound. Although HQPlayer and Roon both use ASIO drivers for output, they sound very different.
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