Roon

[Mike48]

(18-07-2020 10:07)bbrip Wrote:  MinimServer is 200% reliable.

I just thought about that today, as I am facing both a hardware problem (preamp with bad network card) and interface problem (control point and renderer not doing well in some very specific cases). I thought about it, and I couldn't remember the last time I found an issue in MinimServer, if I ever have. I've been using it for at least 8 years.

What else is so reliable? No software I've ever used!

I tried Roon for a year and thought it not worth the complexity (another computer required) and cost compared to what I'm using now. Plus, its own metadata are hardly without flaw.

I can see that if someone wanted to make Qobuz or Tidal their only library, and they liked classical music or jazz, Roon could be worth the price. Q and T are much nicer to use with the Roon integration. But the value is much less clear in a lot of other cases, especially for experienced users of computer audio.