The time has come and I request advice...
To my fellow audiophiles the time has come and I am going to attempt to improve my digital source in one audio system I have, Currently running a Bluesound Node X into Denafrips Pontus 12th Anniversary and it sounds great but i am ready and willing to update the streamer. Looking for a dedicated streamer that will play Tidal or Qobuz. Might be interested in going the Roon route. Budget is about $2500. Right now the Lumin U2 mini and Aurender seem to be at the top of recommendations. Looking for advice from those who have used the streamer they recommend.
I listen to Jazz, Blues and instrument music mostly...also going to add a turntable to my other audio system and will post another question...
I have been using various special purpose and always independent software with massive user base for decades that never got integrated into anything. But it's far from audio subject I guess |
What other apps mentioned here have these features Roon offer. Sans the DSP features 1 fairly detailed signal path & conversion display 2 Album Credits with hyperlinks to each artist in the credits
3 ability to download PDF liner notes 4 scrolling lyrics 5 composition meta 6 ability to play to mobile device not on local network. 7 streaming content preferences. 8. isolating only the local storage or stream service. 9. display whats playing through a browser or Chromcast.
Roon Users what other non DSP features am I missing besides the standard fair in most any music app? No need to chime in "well I don’t need that..." |
@jbuhl - great point and list! You asked what other features you might be missing so, I don’t believe I saw anything about how your system can continue playing the genre of music you were just listening to, after your specific selections have finished playing, i.e., Roon Radio. Sometimes I set up a dozen selections for the sole purpose of hearing what Roon Radio will add after my selections are done playing. I have been introduced to a lot of new music through Roon Radio and through the lists of "Recommended Albums", "Similar Albums", and "Similar Artists" that accompany every selection. I will be interested to read if folks here identify other players that provide as much added value. |
What I really use is the credits section. Each credited artist photo appears with a number below indicating the number of tracks they play on, click the number and get a list of tracks, click the name and your off to their page with description and discography. One other feature I forgot to list is the "recorded" link. On each track click the recorded link and you get a list of all the artist who have recorded the track. |
