I love Roon. Seriously, this is just a magnificent music platform.
Preface this with a discovery about myself - I absolutely love music. My stereo in my room is literally playing 24/7, it’s there when I walk thru, when I’m going to sleep, when I wake in the morning. I have a jazz playlist that goes on and on and on. Other times when surfing the web while listening to music and I’ll come across a highly recommended video. Even if it was a short Tick Tok clip, I just can’t bring myself to interrupt the beautiful tunes. Music rocks, video - meh.
About 7 years ago I was finally able to buy a stereo system dedicated to music - not home theater surround sound, but music. At the time I didn’t know squat about sound systems or music software and spent a boatload of money on stuff trusting the advice of others. One of those purchases was Roon, again which I didn’t know much about. At the time it cost $500 and I could afford it - now with prices rising I’m looking like a freaking genius.
I struggled with Roon for several years, mostly due to my jerry-rigged network setup. And during that time I looked for other music software solutions - Spotify, Plex, and a few others I can’t remember. I soon discovered that none of them came close to Roon. I couldn’t find anything that allowed me to play my own music to any device anywhere.
It took a while to figure things out, and perusing the community boards helps, but at least now I feel I can get around the software doing what I need to do. I surprised my wife by playing her music on Roon thru a Sonos Move while listening to my jazz on some nice headphones. Connected with Tidal and now I’ve discovered a new seemingly endless music source of great jazz. I’m in heaven.
My own music mixed with a streaming service. Any device. Anywhere. Thank you Roon!