Roon….The Gordon Knot of concierge musical services?


Not sure what my options are going forward.  Had my Roon server on a windows desktop and bridged to both my I pad and my I phone. Everything worked OK for the most part but had to uninstall and reinstall every once in a while . I updated my desktop to a new unit with Windows 11 and after some wrangling got both my I phone and my I pad to work.  Then, first the iPad lost the core and then the I phone lost it.  I have read and tried everything I can find about permissions, firewalls, bridges etc.

So here are a number of questions:

Throw good money after bad and buy a NUCLEUS?   I currently am using a LUMIN D_2 which I have been happy with.   I was smart enough not to buy a lifetime membership to Roon so is there another music concierge service that links up to Apple products more reliably?  Would the nucleus fix these problems or just create more “R.R.A.”? (Roon Related Animosity!)

OR…….Should I chuck the I pad and switch to Microsoft Surface tablet?  That still wouldn’t fix my lack of connectivity to my I phone.

I have been running Tidal directly to my LUMIN which works but I really miss the concierge look and apps of Roon.  Just have had it with them technically because they are doing more to ruin my musical experience rather then enhance it.

Lastly, would love to connect with any true budding Audiophiles in S.W. Michigan!
Particularly tech savvy ones.

 

Thanks in advance for any help or guidance here.

 

 

katieb

Every time my iPhone or iPad can’t find core it’s because the device is on a different network (I have several). Once I switch the remote device to the network where the Roon core resides, it works fine. My core runs on mac mini.
So OP…check if your core and remote are both on the same network. 

@charles1dad 

I really don't have the need or desire to do so. Some day I may try internet radio but that's about it. Having the world of music at my fingertips doesn't excite me since most of it doesn't really move me. 

I still like radio and sometimes peruse what's new online and then go out and buy the CD, kind of like how I used to when Borders had their listening stations of constantly rotating music from around the world. 

There's a MK II version of the Technics SACD player (I have the first version) that has practically everything that can stream built into it and  it's priced accordingly, if anyone wants an all in one unit, but it's not for me.

All the best,
Nonoise

 

@nonoise 

Okay, I got it. Many on this forum love the convenience and accessibility of audio streaming. I was curious about your level of temptation and interest to give it a try. You’ve clearly explained your position.

Charles

We absolutely love streaming and the convenance of having our CD’s loaded on our Zenith. We love wide verities of music and artists being a swipe away. With the right components it can be very satisfying. I can see where it can be quite challenging for some. Keeps Jack from being a dull one dimensional audiophile. 

@recklesskelly

Keeps Jack from being a dull one dimensional audiophile.

You are entitled to your own opinion for sure. I’d hardly say that @nonoise or anyone else who is not particularly interested in streaming music is “dull and one dimensional “. There are numerous avenues one can travel and enjoy music immensely. Streaming is but one viable option.

Charles