I'm happy enough with my Onkyo TX-NR656 AVR doing DAC and amp duty, especially since I like to have it do the "all channel stereo" mode with the 5.1 system for everything that isn't already multichannel, but I can easily understand others' frustration with having to select the output device every time.
#Plexamp vs music bee tv
Had a RasPi2 running rasplex as the client until I got this TV a year ago and no longer needed it.
I've got the server running on my FreeNAS box, streaming usually to the Roku TV app. I use Plex and got a lifetime pass about 3 years ago.
If I use Bluesound alone then multiroom sync is a no go. Bluesound bass / treble is not helping and if I add a dirac processor then i have about 20ms delay introduced. I just cannot place my Dynaudio speakers 1m away from the back wall and as a result I get bass boom issues. The same applies for the big HiFi with a Bluesound Node 2i feeding my dac. The default Bass / Treble EQ helps a bit but Roon helps me fine tune the sound irrespective of where I place the speakers (corner included). I have a few bluesound speakers around the house and they are boomy by default. However, stick a sonos connect to an avr and the sync issues appear. No problem if one sticks to sonos speakers and sonos connect straight into a non buffering dac / etc. I Tried using airplay 2 (Apple music) and the same problem occurs. Naim Dac V1), music will be out of sync with the rest of the sonos speakers. For example, if I add a dirac processor to the output of a sonos connect or even a dac that buffers the input (e.g. I am also using bluesound as well as sonos and I found they are limited. The big advantage is a) ability to tweak syncing and, b) DSP for each separate zone / room. I also like Roon and I found it is the only solution for fine tuning a multi-room audio system. You can try both for free, run them side by side on the same machine (I do on an old 2011 i5). Plex is considerably cheaper, has a nice 10 foot TV interface that can be used for music control- Roon has ability to cast to Chromcast for display of now playing but not for any controlling of music. This really shouldn’t be a show stopper for me as I can’t hear a difference between the two but, hey, I paid money for my DAC so I want to use it!
Plex does not provide an avenue for selecting a USB DAC just for music playback and HDMI for video without manually changing outputs each time. Roon does not yet work outside of your local network (it is in their roadmap however) without highly specific VPN workarounds. iTunes as a server/remote setup is awfully clunky and not at all consistent across desktop/tablet/phone screen which Roon and Plex do quite well.
#Plexamp vs music bee plus
I purchased it due to its fantastic server/remote architecture plus its metadata and hotlinking within the app to other artists, albums etc. I prefer Plex’s interface to Tidal’s and of course I have my own library of music so having them blended together works well. Works really really well plus it now provides access to Tidal too. Once home internet services here gained good enough upload speed I switched to Plex for remote listening. I didn’t use Plex seriously for music until recently I used iTunes for local playback and iTunes Match for "cloud" access to my library for listening away from the house via my phone. Have been use Plex since it was OSXBMC and Roon for 3 years.
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