# Roon 1.8 sound quality change? **URL:** \ **Category:** Roon Software Discussion\ **Created:** [February 10, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-1-8-sound-quality-change/141309 "2021-02-10T05:38:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 120
**Author:** ![Oleksandr\_Zeziulin](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/oleksandr_zeziulin/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Oleksandr\_Zeziulin](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Oleksandr_Zeziulin)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-1-8-sound-quality-change/141309/120 "2021-02-12T12:08:12Z")
#### Audio stack improvements The audio pipeline in the Roon Core has been optimized to reduce memory traffic and CPU usage. We have also improved the efficiency and mathematical accuracy of the dithering algorithm used for DSP. > [@Roon 1.8 is live!](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-1-8-is-live/140805): > > Roon Labs is proud to announce the release of Roon 1.8! Roon has an entirely new look and feel, but the changes in Roon 1.8 go deeper than aesthetics. Roon 1.8 uses Valence to tap into the deep knowledge of Roon’s community of music lovers, combining those insights with our extensive metadata to put your music in context and enable unlimited discovery and exploration. More than ever before, Roon 1.8 understands your music. Whether it’s an all-time favorite artist or … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-1-8-sound-quality-change/141309)._