Rugby's Weekly Roon User and Music Google Chat

Happy December! :evergreen_tree: And 5 year anniversary! :partying_face:

As usual, our chats revolve around Roon, other hardware/software audio topics, or just music and the enjoyment of listening.

Also, If you are having an issue with Roon, or, hardware or network setups, drop by, let us know and we will try and help! Or if you have a question about how ‘things work’, feel free to drop by and ask.

Please keep in mind, everyone here is a fellow user like yourself; so this is NOT an official Roon chat.

As is tradition in the end of year chat, instead of what you have been listening to in the past week, we are going for your Top Five of 2025. (Doesn’t have to be released this year, just what you have newly listened to this year and you think is top 5 worthy).

Today’s Link:
https://meet.google.com/jhi-yvcb-ahg

12-27-2025

Pre-amps

Gustard/Audralytic R30

Favorite Albums of 2025:

  • Bruce Springsteen Tracks II: The Lost Albums

  • FKA twigs Eusexua

  • Rosalia Lux

  • Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band New Threats From The Soul

  • Brian Eno / Beatie Wolf Luminal

  • Ramour - Fontomar Consort

  • CPE Gach Flute Concertos - Georgian Chamber Orchestra

  • Disquiet - The Necks

  • Fields Nocturne Piano Music

  • de Hartmann: A Life in Music - Fabio Mittino / Bert Lams

  • Joni’s Jazz - Joni Mitchell

  • Ethel Cain - Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You

  • Greet Death - Die In Love

  • Igorrr - Amen

  • Steel Beans - Steel Beans

My experiment…
I had some time to do some quick testing. It can run almost the same configuration as my larger box. So that’s straight out of the box with no GPU help vs some bios overclocks and a 3090 GPU. I’ll run through a full complement of testing over the next couple weeks.

Anyway, it’s pretty much doing what I expected plus the added benefit of being quieter than I expected. I think, after I get more time with it, this will be a very solid option.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I am hoping for a new year full of great music; one of those years full of amazing releases.

As usual, our chats revolve around Roon, other hardware/software audio topics, or just music and the enjoyment of listening.

Also, If you are having an issue with Roon, or, hardware or network setups, drop by, let us know and we will try and help! Or if you have a question about how ‘things work’, feel free to drop by and ask.

Please keep in mind, everyone here is a fellow user like yourself; so this is NOT an official Roon chat.

Today’s Link
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1-3-2026

Welcome to 2026!

Nucleus One Pricing Increasing to 599.00

Amp Woes: When capacitors blow.

Movie Suggestion:

Music

Peter Gabriel
“Been Undone”

o/i
released with light and dark mixes

Acid Jazz Jazz Fest 2016
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My album of the week:
Björk - Homogenic
because it’s a completely different experience now that my subs sit on isolation feet.

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Missed a lot of meetings as of late, hoping to get back soon, the damn TT/vinyl has taken me into a freaking rabbit hole, but all is good :slight_smile: Wishing you all a happy and safe new year.

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:slight_smile: I seem to remember you were going to try not to let that happen. Looking forward to hearing all about it.

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It’s always interesting to see your home town through another person’s eyes:

This is pretty much how I spend my days, in an endless whirl of cafes and quirky shops …

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Must be nice. And Palm Trees!

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As usual, our chats revolve around Roon, other hardware/software audio topics, or just music and the enjoyment of listening.

Also, If you are having an issue with Roon, or, hardware or network setups, drop by, let us know and we will try and help! Or if you have a question about how ‘things work’, feel free to drop by and ask.

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1-10-2026 Recap

New Hardware for 2026
auston audioworks black swan

  1. Make sure the network is set to public
  2. Turn off the firewall as a test and see if it connects, if so, then add the appropriate firewall excemptions
    Verify that the PC and the remote are on the same network

Concerts:

Don Lets Concert @ the Sugar Club

Books to Read:

Last Night a DJ saved my life

Music to Listen To:

EuroCountry “CMAT”

Nile Rodgers “B Movie Matinee”

Kraan track: “Silky Way”

Bernie Leadon - Too Late To Be Cool
Interesting Recording and Mastering. Played Live direct to tape.

Dry Cleaning - Secret Love

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley on HBO

Joan as Police Woman

Charlie Brown Picture Disc Video

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@Swisstrips

Just saw this on pre-order with one track available to listen. Sounds great and I thought you might be interested.

Hey thanks for the heads up! He’s coming to a local club next month I believe, that would be a great show to go to. Can’t make Sat, but hopefully next wknd :+1:

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As usual, our chats revolve around Roon, other hardware/software audio topics, or just music and the enjoyment of listening.

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Link

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This is a link to the cables I was impressed with:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007174983858.html

My wife informed me that if I’m spending money on silver, it won’t be for these!

.sjb

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Too funny!
:laughing: :rofl: :joy: :joy_cat: :laughing: :rofl: :joy: :joy_cat: :laughing: :rofl: :joy:

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1-17-2026

Replacing Tubes in Amps.

New Holo Red install went without hitch.

Discussion of Regional Music and it’s decline in the US

Phonk genre? What is it?

DC Punk Movement

There are a number of documentaries on the Straight Edge movement and, at least every great once in a while, I still see someone with the tell tail signs of them being in that movement.

DC Go-Go

Music

Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of their Decline

Gillian Welsh

Geese “Getting Killed”

They were here at the big local venue I can walk to but I wasn’t able to get to their show. I’m told it really was an excellent show.. they jammed.

As usual, our chats revolve around Roon, other hardware/software audio topics, or just music and the enjoyment of listening.

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Please keep in mind, everyone here is a fellow user like yourself; so this is NOT an official Roon chat.

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And for those of you, who don’t know what Northern Soul is.

.sjb

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