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Has anyone used the new Innuos 2.0 Sense music app? Compared it to Roon?

I compared the two as I am a lifetime Roon customer.  I prefer the sound of the new Innuos Sense music app.  More natural and less electronic or digital sounding.  Not day and night, but better. My big issue is Innuos Sense does not seem to keep playing music, like Roon, when the album is complete.  Roon had a Radio switch that played artists similar to the artist as a continuous stream and I loved it.  Heard many new artists I loved this way.  
Anyone know if Innuos Sense has a similar setting? I can’t seem to find it. 
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ja_kub_sz
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I'm not a Roon user, but really enjoy my Innuos Zenith and 2.06 is a great improvement (sonically and UI). Some bugs, but definitely better across the board.

Unfortunately I am amp swapping so have my backup system now (which my ears remind me of), but the upgrade for 2.0 and above is really a major overhaul and I like it.

Only minor bugs from what I can tell, but you can notify Innuos through the app regarding any hang ups you have.
ballhog
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This post is so helpful and interesting. I am awaiting the arrival of a new Innuos Zenith myself and am a long time Roon user too. Thanks to all of the great sharing of information by everyone, I will definitely be getting the Sense app. Reading what grannyring said about it's affect on his system was eye opening for sure. I will be using it with the Merason Dac1 and the Network Acoustics ENO system. After reading all this today I'm even more stoked than ever! 
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grannyring OP
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I need to update my findings over the past week or so. With the latest Roon 1.8 update the gap has closed quite a bit. Roon is close now. I still prefer the sound of Sense however. I use Roon to find new music, the DJ feature and for background listening. For serious listening I still use Sense.

Two great options! Easy to go back and forth. When using Roon I only listen in the experimental Squeezelite mode. That mode is by far the best sounding Roon option. Still a small step behind Sense in sound quality however. Sense is more open, nuanced and reveals more inner detail. Just more realism. 
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koslekt1
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After reading through all the posts I had to try this update for my Zenith MKII. I was on version 1.4.9, so I hadn't updated it in awhile. It wasn't possible to compare Sense immediately against 1.4.9 due to download and update times, but regardless, it sounds better to me. It seems more dynamic and has a little more sparkle and air. Imaging seems better as well.

I have always felt all Innuos products sounded good but maybe a little sweet - I think that Sense has fixed that. Highly recommended. 
musicmann1
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How does one access Squeezelite experimental for Roon? Is it something you need to download from an App Store, or is it available in Roon settings?
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