To Roon or not to Roon

There is another post here. The OP wanted to use Roon with Bluesound because the BS app messed up the album info.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/best-server-software

Roon is a outstanding database and library for your local files and or tidal if you use that.Also Roon intergrates with HQ player which is the best music player I’ve heard yet.
The Roon folks implie that they will make some substantial upgrades this year,time will tell.

Kenny.

I have a Sonore UltraRendu that I'm using with a Linn Kazoo app.  I'm streaming Qobuz.  I'm not a big fan of Kazoo but won't bore you with the details.  I really don't have a music library to speak of.  My question is whether it is realistic to expect a difference in sound quality?  I can justify the $499 expenditure for that reason alone.  Getting rid of Linn Kazoo would be an added benefit. 

I started with a Bluesound node2, great piece of kit. Recently went down the Raspberry pi rabbit hole.
I was using the Node with a Schiit Bifrost multibit, and was happy, until...

The Bluesound node did everything I needed, streamed my music on a NAS, Tidal integration, excellent web radio stations, and more web music services than I thought existed.
However, after experimenting with the pi, and Roon, I’m happier with my new setup. Roon is more than a simple music player, it gives you info on the album, musicians, producers, etc. It helps you explore musicians that you might not have heard of and looks(to me) nicer. The Bluesound app doesn’t do that, it relies on Tidals’ suggestions for you to find new music.
If that is worth $12 a month to you, is up to you, it is to me.

If you have a dac already, the pi route is the least expensive option, but requires a bit of work on your part. It sounds better to me (Allo Digione sig -> ADI-2 dac)

good luck
mdr

Also in a Roon trial.  It creates endpoints that allow wireD connections to tidal.  Tidal via Ethernet is more possible via Roon.  Roon With tidal is better than heos, and BluOS from bluesound. 
Using desktop, in other room,  for Roon core, works fine. 

May buy Roon lifetime for 600. Bluesound dac is very poor, streamer  probably ok.