Sound quality of Roon versus JRIVER

[Ron_Kuper]

One clear area where Roon is lacking in SQ -

JRiver can sound better than Roon, it's scientific ;)

Fletcher and Munson, Robinson and Dadson are right! Equal-loudness contour sounds to my ears (and should for most homo-sapiens) far superior and much more fun if/when listening at <75dB volume levels (at the listening position). JRiver with “Loudness” (the common name for equal-loudness contours implementation) just sounds much better to me. Unmistakably. Otherwise - I prefer Roon, but not sure I could pass an ABX test all settings were equal. With Loudness enabled and calibrated - JRiver wi…

After a quick calibration, the SQ improvement to me is astonishing and, well, scientifically backed so no surprise really.

More people should be aware of that, if listening at <75dB.