Good post. I am reluctantly turning away from Roon due to uncertainty that I want my music preferences, or really “micro-preferences” stored. I think I invented that term, not sure. What do I mean by that?
- artist likes and dislikes
- Genres
- Certain time periods of certain artists
- sub-genres and niches, what I like and don’t
- song play counts and information derived
- playlists I have created or Liked
- other people who influence
- Labels
All of MY information and activity over YEARS is a rich data layer. I WANT Roon to be the keeper of that data across multiple streaming services, an umbrella. I want that layer to be thoughtfully used to help me discover more and learn more. I trust Roon more than others. I think currently Spotify does this discovery the best, albeit they keep the data hidden from us and just surface results.
Finally, Spotify is single-song and playlist oriented, where Roon feels album oriented (my feeling at least).
I haven’t given up on Roon, but I’m not sure I’ll stick with it either.
Rob.