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Made the Move and Not looking back!

I have streamed music thru Roon and Qobuz for about 4 years now.

My Innuos Zen 3 -Paid $2.2 new through a dealer-has been a great

product. Very responsive company. I watched them develop what is known as

Innuos Sense. A version of the Roon Product. 

Last week I said goodbye to my monthly Roon Payment and hello to Innuos.

 

After making CSV lists of the playlists I wanted to save, I pushed delete on

the Roony Tunes folks. Roon is probably fine for techies but the "No Support"

system they offer was frustrating for me. Waiting days to get help with no service.

Of course you are still paying for it.

Innuos Sense may only be available to those using their product.

Just a heads up.

OBTW- Many streamer makers claim Roon degrades the sound. Most 

end up caving to Roon just to survive. Linn cut a special deal with Roon

to avoid the quality compromise. Hats off to them.

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dinov
789 posts
 

I love ROON, it use it in my Esoteric Network player via a NAS and it fantastic!

sgreg1
612 posts
 

I am on another thread focused on the Gustard R26. Many over there are using with great results HQ player. I have not looked into it yet, but many over there have nothing good to say on roon.

boostedis
92 posts
 

It seems that the comments about Roon should be separated into those using the Roon DSP and those only using the Hi-rez files (native). Without going thru their (questionable) DSP engine, Roon (to my knowledge) is only finding the file>extracting metadata >passing the file to your streamer (Nucleus +in my case). I see no way for it to add or detract from the file quality or sound of the file when used in this manner. PLEASE correct me if I’m wrong because the sound quality I get using it without DSP is exceptional and I would find it difficult for anyone to tell the difference from another streaming/file management platform?

recklesskelly
330 posts
 

The Innuos platforms and the Sense application are first class and IMHO, are superior to the Roon platforms and application. I find better SQ and support with Innuos. I was an early adapter of the Roon ecosystem and have a lifetime subscription. Have not used it in 2 years now. I will say there are many that like Roon and I am happy for them, it works. 

mlsstl
1,379 posts
 

My perspective is that Roon's strong point is information about the music you are listening to -- who was the drummer on that album, and where can I hear more of him or her? Roon also claims the ability to introduce you to other artists similar to the ones you already like. If you like these features, you're probably a Roon fan.

I tried Roon and found I don't really explore music in the way it offers. I haven't found myself particularly entranced by the musicians themselves, and often found the "similar artists" Roon recommended just didn't do much for me. Yeah, the styles may have been similar, but the new-to-me artist frequently just didn't grab me.  I have a Qobuz subscription and have a lot more fun exploring their new releases every Friday -- I've found more new-to-me interesting artists that way than Roon ever did, often in styles and genres that have zero relation to anything I've been currently listening to.

As is common in the audio hobby, YMMV. Use what works for you.

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