it isn’t the iPad
Roon deployed a major update at the end of April.
it addressed several issues with the product, including memory leaks and performance sluggishness. As part of this update, and most likely due to memory leak fix, the sound quality improved tremendously.
I have been noticing a much more engaging sound after the update.
I actually had cancelled roon with effective date few weeks ahead. I rescinded the cancellation. It sounds excellent right now. Gone is the rolled off anemic sound. It’s open and engaging now