UPnP is not compatible with Roon and thus must be used with another server component, such as jRiver Media Center, which is what I use, as well as a UPnP or DLNA-compliant endpoint. The matter of Roon certification, and Aqua’s decision to move forward without it, comes at a point in time when recent experiments that I carried out have pointed out that UPnP and SqueezeLite both yield a tighter and more articulate sound that RoonReady, or Roon in general. HQPlayer Embedded, finally, is available as an add-on option for most music servers and this is what I use for this review. HQPlayer is available as a full desktop version for Windows, Linux and MacOS. The resulting sound quality is extremely good, in some cases pretty much indistinguishable from the ripped CD and in some cases, such as with modern, hi-bitrate/sample rate productions, better than CD. For Android, there are Squeezer and Squeeze Controller but these are a lot more utilitarian than iPeng. It’s a great app with a lot of functionality while remaining non-cluttered and easy to use. The streams do not travel through the iPad or iOS but are managed directly between the Qobuz or Tidal web provider and the LinQ.įor Squeeze, I recommend iPeng for iPad. When using Qobuz or Tidal services, the app is just a controller for the UPnP module of the LinQ. If you have jRiver Media Center and use it for UPnP then I highly recommend jRemote. UPnP, SqueezeLite, HQPlayerįor control of a generic UPnP server implementation, I recommend mConnect HD for iPad and BubbleUPnP or Hi-Fi Cast for Android. In short, I think it is the very best streaming endpoint that I have come across and that’s why I have added it to the HFA inventory for permanent use as THE reference.įor this review, I will use the LinQ with the Formula xHD DAC with V2 output board and the Audio-GD Master 1 preamp.
For a refresher of how the LinQ performs, please read part 1 of my LinQ review.
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