I am considering a Sonore MR or upgrade to the BDP2
Are there any real life tests available? Still on a BDA1, so my USB connection isn't up to par and need the SPDif and/or AES/EBU. Which makes it a one way ticket to the BDA2 i suppose?
Also, to be somewhat future proof, id like the new device to be capable of indexing at least 200K tracks into its database. Havent read a testimony on the BDP2 it can handle that, 60K being the most frequently mentioned number.
Please let me know your experience.
btw, for this OP thread: I've almost given up on ROON, it simply is too buggy. Yesterdays update made 3 weeks of background analyzing go down the drain, and it has now started all over. Havent even begun to really test its audiophile capabilities, other than my early, not too positive experience on the ear. The eye is a different thing all together, and though very nice, its not what i want my music player for. Indeed, YMMV.
There is a lengthy thread on CA about the microRendu; worth reading if you are really interested. I know folks there use it for MPD, DLNA, as well as Roon, so you could post there and ask if anyone has run into any real database limitations.
One nice thing about MPD is you can exclude whole sub-folders, and below, for the purposes of building your MPD database. So, if you mostly browse by folder, but want indexing for some of your collection, you can do this by placing a a file called .mpdignore in its parent directory on your storage device.
See:
https://www.musicpd.org/doc/user/music_directory_and_database.htmlGiven that you have a BDP-1, I can see why you like to browse by folder, as indexing that collection would be impossible. But the BDP-2 has a lot more memory, a faster ethernet interface and faster processor, so this might be doable - but if not, see the preceding comment.
Remember that both the BDP-2 and microRendu are running the same MPD (may be slightly different versions), so indexing issues with one will likely exist in the other. The MPD tag cache isn't that large, so both devices should have sufficient flash storage space for even your collection.
As for Roon, you should reach out via the Roon Community and see if they can help you with your collection. I know there are people there that have really large collections.
But, wow... 200,000+ audio tracks? I have 20,000 and I can't imagine what another 190,000 tracks would look like in my collection, unless I started buying up all of those huge 100 CD classical collections.