late to streaming, recommendations?

I read through this thread pretty quickly and might have missed it--but I didn't seen one mention of Roon. And that's the part of this equation that I can't wrap my mind around. Does everyone here stream via individual providers' apps (ie, Qobuz or Tidal), or do they use Roon?
 

@desktopguy I use Roon (lifetime subscription) and HQ Player. As of late, I’ve had to troubleshoot my network and streamer after Roon’s updates which has become a pain. Because of this, I could see my next purchase being a streamer that has both Tidal and Spotify Connect. 

I love Roon; I just wished they focused more on stability than new features that seem trivial to me. 

audioisnobiggie

Welcome to streaming, you now have subscription access to a library full of everything, in their best original versions ...

There's a fair amount of music that isn't available streaming, and what is available on streaming is often the "remastered" version. So you get "hi-res" but it's dynamically compressed, making it neither "best" nor "original."

Don't get me wrong - I think streaming is great. But it's just one option and often not the best.

yeah, the predominance of remasters on spotify, specially of classic 60's, 70's, and 80's rock drives me nuts.  Why is this necessary??  who is asking for this??  

Vinyl and tubes guy here as well. I picked up a used Eversolo DMP-A6 for $400. I did upgrade the ps with a Beatechnik LPS but for a streamer using an outboard DAC (Merason DAC1 Mk1) this is hard to beat. Qobuz works great with it and makes exploring new music fun. 

argonsteele 

... the predominance of remasters on spotify, specially of classic 60's, 70's, and 80's rock drives me nuts. Why is this necessary?? who is asking for this?? 

It's not just a Spotify issue, Qobuz has the same problem. The streaming services can only offer what the labels and distributors provide. As you can see from this thread, some users believe those versions are the "best original versions." They're happy with that.