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ROON help needed

So, I finally tried Roon, (got a deal for a 60 day free trial) without really knowing what the hell I was doing and of course, I am even more confused than before.

I went to listen to Tidal yesterday and found under "My Music"/Albums on Tidal that it now had more than doubled the amount of titles in this file?  Over 90% of what was added, I would never listen to. 

I first thought that someone got into my Tidal account and added all of these.  I went into Tidal and changed my password.  Then I found a way to see what date these titles were added.  It was more or less the same time I added Roon.  Is this what Roon does?  My playlists and artists were still all the same, (nothing was added to these files).

So far, I am not impressed with Roon.  I'm sure it's because I have no idea how to use the damn thing, but for the limited use I have with it, I have found very little use for it.

What am I doing wrong?


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@lalitk...thanks for your candid response.  I'm kinda leaning that way also.

I got out my Dell Venue 7 Android tablet and set it up.  I was able to finally see this device in the main Roon software program on my PC, however, it still doesn't work correctly.  All I get on either the Dell or the iPhone is a black screen with a large white Roon logo and a play bar underneath that.  But nothing else and there is no navigation out of this screen.  I have to hit the "home" button to get out.

I going to keep trying for awhile, but (for me) this might not be the right interface...

dgarretson
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Is your Dell tablet running Android 4.4 OS or higher? 4.4 is the minimum for Roon(5.0 is recommended.) Roon’s Remote software can be quirky on some tablets. I have intermittent problems with the Remote software on a Lenovo i7 Helix running Windows 10, but no problems with a Google Nexus. Roon lists supported tablets somewhere on its site. Is your Roon core on a SSD? It should be.

I can’t see much purpose using Roon just for Tidal, except possibly
for the Roon DSP engine. This does upsampling, custom digital filters, and parametric EQ. Upsampling requires a fairly powerful PC at the core. The value of Roon is in managing a large library of ripped CDs and hi-res downloads. It does that in spades.  I also use Tidal inside of Roon, but only add select titles to my Roon library. 

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Roon’s DSP is very good.  This alone is a great feature.  Also you get much more including liner notes, album reviews, artist info, lyrics, artists similar to the one you like, artists that influenced the artist you like...
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grannyring
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Also forgot to mention Roon brings out the best SQ possible for Tidal. 
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lalitk
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FWIW, I am managing 2 TB of ripped music from CD’s including high Rez downloads (HD Tracks) through BLUOS app with ease. No issues with sorting or searching music, artist and albums. 

Vault 2 app allows me to browse music from HDTracks and download music files directly onto its 2TB of internal storage without the use of PC or laptop. 

I don’t care for upsampling but if I need to, my DAC allows me to upsample files up to 384kHz. Blue Sound app got me covered on digital filters, should I choose to do so. 

I don’t want to come across as anti-Roon but speaking from my experience, you can pretty much enjoy all the features of Roon in other apps without jumping through hoops. 

Dedicated streamers have come a long way. The convenience, user experience and SQ far outweighs the use of PC/laptops based interface when it’s comes to streaming music, IMHO. 
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