Who is Roon?

Roon is great.  Marvelous sound quality.  Tunes both Qobuz and Tidal for me.  As well as my own stuff.  Roon radio is great; I just listen to something I'm in the mood for and it goes on to play tracks from albums I never considered.  When it plays something I really like I add the album to my listen later group and move on.  

Harmon has added a much more customer focused aspect to Roon.  New software developments are better as is the customer service, still by forum though.  Most of the time there are no issues except for the folks who want to design their own nucleus tuning process to run the core program.  Usually to be clever and save a few dollars.  Often their stuff doesn't work and they blame Roon.  The program is based on a fairly complex internet access which seems to awry for some folks with less strong connections or fluky IP providers.  That said, works great for me,  Buy it on an annual subscription.  It is not for the I want free music crowd.

[Roon] is not for the I want free music crowd.

True fact! And who cares about that crowd anyway? They're not Audiophiles. They don't even understand basic facts, like, the more you pay for something the better it sounds. Let naysayers bleat and tinker with their computers. Ignore them.

"Roonies"?

"Rooners"...better....;)

How about Roonmates?

There is always roon for growth.

I AM ROON YOU SHALL ALL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME!

 

 

Meh that sounded funnier in my head.

That was amusing, @jond .

It might be a good exercise for those who contemplate streamlining their listening experience by subscribing to a "streaming" entity to consider this, instead..  If you are one of the many who relish the process of cueing up a vinyl recording, or choosing a CD for an hour of listening pleasure, you are the ones about whom I am writing.   The process of being "involved" in the minutiae required to be physically part of the end result is far more important than the convenience of "streaming" !   Cueing up a vinyl disc, with all of the preparation necessary actually contributes to the enjoyment of the performance that you are about to enjoy.  It is almost like  saying that the performers have already experienced the privations and incredible hours of work involved to become such a focus to the audiophile but now I want to just revel in their accomplishments !   What a bummer !!   Invest a bit of your own time into the choice of your listening target !  Be a PART of the experience, not just a bystander.   The rewards are substantial and have no downside.  THAT is what is called being involved in the listening experience.  Try it ---- you'll like it !!