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a remarkably basic question about Roon

I'm considering trying out Roon and, despite hours spent on their too-busy website, I'm still not entirely sure what it would do for me. (Trying to get through their "support" section is an exercise in misery all around.) 

Here's my clueless question. I currently stream music through a Bryston BDP. I use the Bryston software, "Manic Moose," on my laptop or phone to create playlists, move between digital sources (flash drive, Qobuz, radio), and as a remote control for volume, song choice, etc. The Bryston software isn't at all elegant but it's functional.

So, if I get Roon, would I be doing the same thing from the Roon app on my laptop or phone? Would I be completely bypassing "Manic Moose"? and doing everything on the Roon app, including such things as volume and song selection? I understand that Roon is an effective organizer of music from multiple sources; is it also a "media player?? (I have a traditional two-channel set-up and don't do multiple rooms.) The Manic Moose software is clunky enough that I'd consider swapping it out for Roon, if that's in fact what I would be doing. 

Thanks! 

northman
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mapman
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Ah perfect.   Looks like should be able to use my SQ devices which would be nice.  Would like to shutdown Logitech MEdia Server and replace it with something newer like Roon.

I also run Plex and pay for Plexpass.  The main advantage with Plex is ability to connect remotely over internet from work or my car via carplay  to my music library at home.

Does Roon provide that kind of remote access over the internet as opposed to ljust on your local network? 

Would be nice to retire both Plex and Logitech MEdia servers.

Might be time to  give Roon a tryout over the holidays.

Thanks.

 

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thyname
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No remote Roon access. Has to be in-network (i.e. in your house)

djones51
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You can access Roon outside your home network but you need to be able to have a VPN. Some routers will let you run one or something like OpenVPN.

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mapman
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I will have to give it a try and see if worth it for me.  

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jbuhl
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@northman

I have a BDP -pi

If you look on the lower left corner of the MM Dashboard you will see a button that says Playback. Its a dropdown and if click it you will see "Roon Ready". Just select that and MM shuts down and ROON will show on the display. Now when you fire up a roon core and go look for endpoints you with see the BDP. Thats all there is to it.

I dids the The Roons (TR) trial on a iMAC to test it. MM sounded better than TR . Then I bit the bullet and got an SGC ST i5 and rehosted TR Core, Upgraded my cabling and now TR sounds as good as MM. Except for the Radio Paradise app in MM. RP still sounds better streamed from the app withing MM than TR.

Note: I also put a mesh wifi in my house and put one of the nodes next to my rig and hardwire the i5 and the BDP. Dropouts are rare

Do the TR trial and fill us in on what the SQ results are between MM vs TR.

There still is a fair number of users out there that think that MPD (music player daemon) inside MM sounds better than TR.

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