Roon Issues - Not able to play certain tracks

@mclinnguy yep can’t play this song (Pat Metheny, Algie 24/96) on jplay as well from qobuz. 
 

But! Playing it from tidal on Roon and Jplay and the sound quality with jplay is superior. I can hear overtones and the metallic shimmer of the strings. Roon sounds syrupy and more rounded which makes it sound more like a processed, digital recording. Jplay has more of a raw feel that I like. It isn’t the first time I’ve observed this difference. 
I’m one step closer to killing my Roon subscription. I’ve not used it in days and haven’t missed at all. 

Loving my Jplay! and got fed up with Qobuz and have been using Tidal for 2 days; not a single issue. Just tried Qobuz and Supertramp- Give a Little Bit 24/96 still does not play.

As far as Roon maybe after April 20 it will be a little slimmer as far as processing goes, and the sound will improve? Check this out: 

https://community.roonlabs.com/t/important-roon-minimum-system-requirements-are-changing-on-april-20-2026/317954?utm_source=commsbridge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=april%2Bnewsletter%2B-%2B92b3cb0a-379b-46bc-8fd9-651b93675168

@mclinnguy thanks for the link!

well finally!

On April 20, 2026, we’ll release a new version of Roon that brings performance improvements and significantly reduced memory usage.

This means the code that’s currently running and cannibalizes memory is going to be fixed. I hope I am reading it right. This could possibly mean better sound quality. I’m hoping that I’m making the right assumption here. And Nucleus not impacted with the new hardware/firmware requirements. Alright! I can wait - my subscription runs out in May so if they fix it this month I might keep it. We’ll wait and see.

And yes Tidal is solid - sound quality is amazing and most importantly it works!

We’ll see.

I expect next week I will pre-pay for 4 years for Jplay, which gets it for life for the same amount! 

Whereas with Roon one must pre-pay 5.5 years worth to get a lifetime subscription 

Yeah jplay is definitely a good value. 
I shut the nucleus down until the update is released on 4/20/2026.  
I have jplay for streaming, my buddy’s cd player that I’ve been enjoying, and my table with a few vinyl records on the way to listen to and add to my collection. I will not be missing Ruin I can guarantee it.