since Apple would control the audio stream, and not Roon’s MUSE audio engine:
- no DSP
- no hi-resolution audio
- no multi-zone
- no bit-perfect playback
- no using your devices’ clocks for networked audio
- no signal path
- no volume leveling
- no crossfade
- forced resampling, possibly asynchronous
- Airplay only for networking
In many cases, Roon + Apple products will be better than Apple Music + Apple Products – but this requires using Roon’s audio engine (which we have recently branded as MUSE so it’s easier to talk about). By Roon’s standards, Apple Music can not be reliably listened to losslessly using Apple’s solutions.