To ROON or not to ROON ?


I have read a lot about upgrades from a blue sound vault of which I have. I have considered the rose, aurender, among others. The first question I have is Roon worth having ? I am a qobuz subscriber and wonder if Roon will make a substantial difference. As far as I know Aurender does not support Roon. Anyone with Room experience ?

THX for the feedback

fullerco

I tried Roon two or three years ago when they had a 30 day free trial. I thought it was nice, but not worth the money.  It didn't really lead me to new music, the auto-generated play lists didn't do much for me, and so on.  I also have Qobuz and really enjoy its weekly new music updates -- that has lead me to more new artists of interest to me than anything Roon did.

OTOH, I know there are a lot of people who absolutely love Roon and think it is the greatest thing since sliced bread.  So, like lots of things, this is one you'll have to decide for yourself.

I have Roon and Qobuz. Coming from years of using JRiver Media Player, Roon is light years ahead in interface & ease of use. Plus Qobuz integrates seamlessly into Roon. I've found a couple new artists through this setup. I can't say whether it's because or Roon or Qobuz, but I liked Roon enough to purchase a lifetime subscription.

I thought about it when choosing a streamer but really don't want another subscription.    In the end I picked an Aurender N200.  It checked all the boxes for me and I think after using  it it was definitely the right choice coming from a Vault, which I still use.   I can actually pull ripped content from the Vault to the Aurender over the network .  So for me a closed ecosystem is best .   If I need music in another room I will just move the Vault over there .

I can definitely see the appeal of Roon.   Just not for me