Hi Gareth - It’s not just you, and it’s not just Tidal. There is another thread on this topic ( Long delays (up to 10 - 30 seconds) for loading albums or start playing tracks (both local and Qobuz) ) and I am sensing a certain unwillingness for Roon to admit that something has gone awry recently, but it must be more than coincidence that suddenly so many folk are experiencing issues. I was just playing an album from my local library, and noticed that skipping to the next track was reproducibly taking 10-12 seconds before the new track would start. I rebooted my ROCK server, and hey presto - suddenly I can skip to the next track in less than one second. Something got broken recently - I am convinced of it.