Agreed, its not about just a few things, If Roon did not have all of the top half a dozen or so things on this I may not be using it.
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I found it really hard to pick just 3 items in the poll as well.
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Cross platform support, with a well designed software architecture is a big plus for me.
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For me the Unified music library and the Metadata.
All others are nice to haves.
Could you also do a poll about our biggest annoyances with Roon?
Instead of patting your self on the back on what your doing good 
1: Roon often feels a bit sluggish, not as snappy/fast as I would like.
2: Not able to customize the GUI.
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Here are a few things I really like (and voted for above).
First of all, unifying my library of digital files, regardless of format, has been the most helpful. I began ripping my collection to a server back in 2014, and this has been the best of the programs Iâve tried for filing things away neatly. The ability to edit the data easily is also very helpful in this regard, especially since I find the metadata quality to be below average (which isnât Roonâs faultâso much of the data is frustratingly, annoyingly incorrect).
Second, I like the way it ties into Qobuz as a secondary source, nearly seamlessly. I say ânearlyâ in a good way since I wouldnât want the line blurred between files I own vs. files I donât. I donât use Qobuz often compared to files I own, but I still use it daily.
Third, and this is somewhat related to a choice in the pollâI can hand a tablet running Roon Player to anyone, and they easily search and pick out what they want to play. Thatâs partially related to user interface, but not for my personal usage. Itâs easy enough for novices to use. For my own purposes, I can find what I want to listen to and have it playing in seconds. Canât beat that! Would I like interface changes? Certainly. But the usability is on point.
Fourth, the ability to stream to other devices in the house is a plus. I use it daily on my kitchen system which uses Chromecast. We have other Chromecast devices in the house, and outdoors Iâll lug a JBL Boombox 2 and my phone with me and am able to access Roon that way as well.
Fifth, Listen Later was that one feature I always needed, but never thought enough about to consider it would ever be added as a feature. I use it all the time now.
Finally, seeing the signal path is reassuring, and knowing the data from my files is getting to the renderers fully intact. When I used JRiver, aside from it crashing several times a day (regardless of version, or device), it had way too many fiddly settings, and had an interface only computer users could love (although not as bad as Foobar2000). I never knew if it was sending bit-perfect data to my devices; while researching settings online, users (and even the manufacturers) had different opinions of what the correct settings were. With Roon? Set it up. Boom. Done. And I know exactly whatâs going on.
Sure I have some feature suggestions, dislikes, pet peeves, but having tried many others, this is the only one so far that gives me all the features I need in my system.
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Hard to choose but Roon solved a problem for me and has offered a solution where I access my entire library (minus Apple Music which I clone to Qobuz) in one place. I canât live without it and it just provides deep music discovery.
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Itâs ARC for me. Itâs made my gym experience a hundred times better. Much better sound quality than Spotify and Sirius XM.
Otherwise, I probably wouldnât subscribe. I only use a local library when at home, have lots of imported and independent albums (mostly jazz) that Roon has no idea about, and retag my classical music so that it no longer has the âofficialâ metadata. As a result, much less than fifty percent of my library even is identified by Roon and, of the portion that is identified, often thereâs no additional information available beyond whatâs in the name, rank and serial number data. The value add of the ârich metadataâ isnât remotely there for me. I also play through HQPlayer, so I donât use Roon for either its impressive connectivity or its decent but not crazy good sound quality.
ARC, though! It hasnât been foolproof and has required me to mess with my router settings to keep it connected, but when it works itâs a charmer.
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I defend JRiver almost as quickly as I defend Roon , with no disrespect if this was the case you were using it wrongly.
JRiver is an ugly interface BUT who sits at the PC selecting music, my armchair is far more comfortable . If you get competent with creating views (a vague understanding of the Expression Language is a big advantage but not mandatory) you can have a selection mechanism on JRemote (and several other control point apps and hardware apps) that is a simple âtablet tapâ approach ,just like Roon Remote.
I must emphasize that View Creation is a simple wizard approach , no âcoding skills neededâ
This is my navigation tree which is replicated in JRemote, itâs fairly comprehensive and configurable. Its the only music player I have found where a simple âruleâ can split Rock, Classical and Jazz. Simply based on [File Path] contains 'â01 - Rockâ etc. Also its the only one that allows a customized list like Top 20 Composers or Artists.
The only decision I donât defend is the die hard attitude to online streaming !!
I am a Roon lifer now. I use its strengths as a one stop shop to access radio and Qobuz and my library and deliver to my streamer/upsampler then on to the DAC etc. Each device provides a âbest of breedâ contribution to the signal path.
I like the way I can control the source from phone/pc/tablet etc.
Roon was installed on our Windows Server and has been (mostly) trouble free and reliable. All access points are ethernet wired.
Roon is part of our lives now with various radio feeds or any music from anywhere to suit the mood and curiosity.
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I very much like roonâs backend and frontend. In comparison with similar systems, which are pretty rare, it really outperforms them in many aspects.
I initially took roon as a replacement for iTunes which became a nightmare to me.
roonâs integration into x86 based NASs is vital for me and works flawlessly from the very beginning.
UX with iPad client is nice and flawless in most cases.
I struggled quite a while introducing DSD multichannel, but it now works almost perfectly for quite a while.
I really like most of roon but also have some aspects to criticize. But thatâs not the topic here 
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After a short trial, we became Roon lifers because of the Rich metadata, Music discovery, Audio fidelity & Library organization/customization features . . . but Device compatibility and MUSE DSP are amazing as well! Roon provides easy lossless access to your local music collection, across all your rooms, in a way that never futzes with the original lossless (or lossy) files against your wishes. For example, using external tools, you can retag unpublished music and single audio file purchases into âalbums,â and Roon respects this. Using Roon Tags as well as Focus, you can also filter on/off certain types of music in a few clicksâfor example, filtering out Holiday music when itâs not the holidays. Hereâs to the music!! 
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I would have used all three of my votes on Roon ARC, if I could.
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Dang it⌠I needed to choose more than just 3âŚlol
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I love Roon as I own 2 different brand streamers and Roon letâs me use 1 UI as opposed to having to use 2 different UI. What got me hooked on Roon was the HiFi Rose app for the RS130 streamer transport. HiFi Rose builds an excellent streamer; however, their app leaves much to be desired. Roon has saved me countless hours of aggravation as I have my Roon core running on my gaming PC and it works flawlessly for me. I love ARC as I use that in my car and can listen to what I want to listen to. The ARC app saves me money as I was able to stop listening to Apple Music in my car since Roon generates new music for me as good or better than Apple. I cancelled my Apple Music subscription. I use Roon with my personal library and Tidal.
I had the opportunity to get a 60-day free trial for Roon with the purchase of my HiFi Rose streamer transport. This gave me the opportunity to get Roon set up and running and really get familiar with it. After about 4 weeks, I made the decision to purchase a lifetime subscription and am happy with my purchase. You donât realize what you were missing until you have it. I canât imagine not having Roon. I set up my Roon core on my PC that has an I9, 14th generation processor with 64 GB of memory. I have had no performance issues with my Roon core. Iâve tried streaming to multiple rooms concurrently and it did so with ease. ARC has worked flawlessly in my car as well.
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The sound quality is amazing, that is what I love most.
The reliability needs some work. The app needs to be more reliable especially for large libraries. (150k songs). Roon is essential for audiophile playback imo. But I hope for less metadata management and less de-bugging on updates.
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When not driving using ARC I use the Roon display to my 65 " Samsung TV and really enjoy that feature. I would like that screen further populated with more data about the selection playing. Iâd also like to see the convenience of time of day to be displayed.
Of course these should be optional selections.
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The clock would be a nice display option!
The replication of an album like experience using metadata, the connectivity/compatibility with various endpoints, user interface and lifetime license.
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I listen with Headphones at times and the ability to dial in audio quality and select âManufacturer and Audio Presetsâ makes ROON a Winner! Very Pleased with the structure and user interface. Keep up the Great Work !!
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