Roon beats J River by a mile, it's more dynamic more detailed and is so so clean. I don't think it is worth the money each year but I have listened to many players and I think it has the rest of them beat but it is a pure beast to get your head around and set up. I am still not there but I really couldn't give it up now. I listen to a lot of radio programs and also record them on computer and once they have been through Sequoia and Sony Sound Forge 12 they are then rendered to DSD files and I then play them through Roon when I feel like a listen and boy do they sound good after that. I even upsample my bought files from HD Tracks and Presto Classical and they are then stunning in DSD played though my Direct stream DAC. No I won't be giving it up any time soon but I really do wish it was easier to configure.
Roon Vs JRIVER MC 24 sound quality comparison on PC to DAC
I already have a JR MC24 loaded on my PC. I play music from it via the USB to my DAC. I have recently read on TAS that the sound quality of Roon is better than JR and other software. Anyone has any experience of JR Vs ROON only with regards to Sound Quality.I am ok with metadata, etc of JR MC24. Will shift to Roon only if sound quality is better.