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This is a amazing product! I just turned it on, connect, and all my musics were avaliable on my iPad, as only Roon can display. Very recommended product for music lovers.The nicest thing about the Discovery is that a lifetime license of Roon essentials is included and ready to go. When scanning for media, the Roon software eliminated a lot of duplicates on my hard drive Effective Media Server solution to access your media on networked home music system. Using Airplay and the Roon Essentials, I can now access and and control my media. Multiple outputs ( Coax, USB, Analog, Optical ) to connect to your system or use the ethernet to access and control connected systems in other rooms of the house. Easy setup, works well, sound quality is AWESOME!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Bottom-line: for a unit that would've cost $1100 USD brand new and even now can go for $500-600 after being on the market for a few years, getting this unit second hand for much less than that and in very good, practically new cosmetic condition, I feel like I got a very solid buy. Add to that, today's solid state music sources don't wear down the way older, mechanical drive devices--there's really nothing that can go wrong with it! So it's just a matter of waiting out the technology. Initial set-up and network connection took a little doing. Through a combination of visiting the Elac web site and some minor Googling, I was able to get things set up on my Windows 10 laptop as the "Core" for the Roon system that the Discovery runs off of. Once that's done, all the music you might've had stored on the network comes to life. I started using Qobuz as my streaming source and, sorry to say, I cancelled my $5 per month subscription to Pandora which I had for quite a few years. A Qobuz subscription costs more than that, but to me it's worth it to have pretty much unfettered access to saved music that I can enjoy over and over again without having to outright buy it, though that's certainly an option. All in all, I like the Elac Discovery/Roon/Qobuz combo quite a bit. It's made me want to discover music I hadn't listened to in a long time because of the great variety available on Qobuz and the ease with which Roon allows it to be available through the Discovery which is connected to a NAD DAC unit to my main listening system. Roon also enables connection to any other networked speakers like Sonos or soundbars. Because of the high-def resolution of Qobuz, I feel like even the CD-quality recordings sound better than actual CDs playing through the same DAC. The higher res music (96khz and 192khz) sounds REALLY good! Overall, a great buy as a used unit. If not for a slightly involved set-up process I would've rated 5 stars.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I had problem setting up Roon Essentials and the folks at Elac were very responsive, friendly and solved my problem in no time at all. (it was an Apple software issue) . I have a high end system ( Musical Fidelity 308 components driving Totem Wind speakers) and I’m very satisfied with the Elac Discovery, It is terrific piece of kit.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Best streamer since sliced bread because of perpetual license for Roon Essentials and seamless blending of Qobuz and/or Tidal streaming with your local collection of ripped CDs or other hi-rez music files (on an attached USB drive or NAS).
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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