Any comments about using ROON while you are OFF LINE ??


Good Evening,

I understand Roon is meant for a home network that also has internet access for relevant data to your songs, album art, whatever, as well as new songs from streaming services.

I am asking have you ever tried using Roon while your internet is down?  Does it still work fine with your own music that you have stored on the server?  Does it still provide relevant information to support those songs? (I am thinking maybe it stores that info from the last time you played the same song?)  Or would you say that with no internet, the usefulness of Roon goes out the window entirely?

Reason for asking, if i buy a lifetime Roon license and then decide to shut off my internet some years in the future after the price of internet goes up to $200/mo.  how stupid would that be?  Really, really stupid, or just a bit stupid?  haha.

Thank you for your comments.

rop45

@rop45 - You're welcome, and best of luck with your audio journey!

That you are considering disconnecting makes an impression. The Internet is so integral a part of life today, I've never considered it, which in itself is a little disconcerting. Still, most of my favorite hours are spent on trails in near-wilderness, with my cell phone turned off.

Yeah, that's the ideal, isn't it? Yet being in my 70s and seeing friends dropping like flies, I am happy to have the phone in my backpack in case of need. At least some of the places I hike might have data service.