ROON?

Roon was a game changer for me. Prior to it, streaming was laborious, and an “oh, let me try this” option. Now it’s my preferred option, and my cd players are not being used. My cds are digitized on my server, integrated with Qobuz, and I have end points on every system.

duckworp’s post says it best.

@mattmiller

Roon is a software just like Conductor but much more advanced and also not without its complexities. @duckworp summed it nicely for you but here is the thing, if you find yourself struggling using Roon, then all of its virtues not going to matter.
Also, Roon requires minimum of two devices (hardware) for best sound quality, one device called a server to run its core (brain) and the other a streamer, often termed as renderer. A general purpose PC or MAC can serve as Roon Core and there are limitless options for Roon endpoint (renderer).

In contrast, Conductor app is straightforward and robust. I am a long time Aurender user and also a Roon users for about three years now. I still prefer Conductor app by a mile for its simplicity and sound quality. And as you know, Conductor is equally adept at managing your library. Other may disagree with my assessment on Roon SQ but it really comes down to its implementation and your choice of gear to extract the best SQ from Roon.

If you value simplicity and convenience, then Conductor is the way to go!

It’s the best of all that’s your music, and then some. It’s catalogues, displays, plays, you can control all of your devices, you can read up on what’s playing the artist and musicians while it’s playing and then some. It’s basically everything about your music right at your fingertips. It’s a beautiful front end for all you local digital music, and streaming music subscriptions like quobuz and tidal, internet radio etc. I thought like you did before I took the plunge. I held off as long as I could, but when I finally took the free trial WOW I was hooked and it’s has only gotten better since. Try it out you may like it as well!

roon has been discussed on numerous threads, its capabilities, its sound (or lack thereof), its value proposition

search bar above is the friend of anyone caring to read the large numbers of detailed discussions that have been had here 

suffice it to say here that there are plenty of folks who value roon in spite of its cost, so it must be offering something positive