I was told that Roon was written by the same people who wrote meridian sooloos. I am disappointed as I was hoping that it would be evolved and do more than just stream to local endpoints I was hoping a: I could rip music 24/96 or 24/192 in stereo and 5.1 / 7.1 from DVD Audio Blurry Audio disk b…

[image] anon47919701: there’s at least one explanation by Roon somewhere Metadata licensing issue?

… I believe it was more in the direction of subscriber commitment. Maybe I’ll search for it later. :wink: Update: OK - some links from my search (especially Danny’s replies): https://community.roonlabs.com/t/alternative-pricing-for-lifetime-membership-suggestion/18093 [image] Wh…

I’d like a Porsche, or even a Ferrari, but I’m not on forums moaning how expensive they are. Roon has set their price, it’s 100% their call. Either pony up or move on.

[image] Christopher_Swain: I own a lot of meridian gear … If that’s the case, I’d have thought $500 is a steal. But I guess there are a lot of people out there who will pay the earth for something tangible but expect software to be either cheap as chips or free. Roon is a beautifully enginee…

As my understanding and experience with Roon expands, I’m finding that there are ways to achive many (but not all) of the goals this thread. In particular, I was a skeptic of Tidal and subscriptions in general. However, now I can demonstarte the power of Roon by building a playlist WITH the person…

A solution to this lack has been discussed before: [image] Can a local server stream FLAC to Roon? Tinkering Does anyone know if I can set up a local server for streaming flac to the new radio interface in Roon?

Christopher_Swain Excuse me for saying so, but when you expect a free version so that you have to pay nothing, it is a demonstration of a weird attitude. Do you want other people to work for free for YOU? Isn’t it fair that people get paid for solid work? How much do you pay for a car? How much did …

Is accustomed in the software world to offer free versions of a product, often with limited functionality and/or derived from the full version (so with less or none additional resources involved). For some it’s working for others not so much, either way it’s probably just a matter of how good (or ba…

[image] anon82498359: Is accustomed in the software world to offer free versions of a product No it’s not. This is your perception, nothing more.

[image] mjw: No it’s not. This is your perception, nothing more. Well i percept that Plex, Mezzmo, Emby just to name a few in the same area (media server) all of them have a free tier… Most of the photo sharing application they have a free version. Lot of antivirus programs they have a free…

Issues with Roon that stop me buying

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A solution to this lack has been discussed before: