Why would you have to get of roon if you go to tidal? I was on tidal for a couple of years with Roon. I switched over to Qobuz. I did a lot of testing with standard flac files using Roon and the best sound quality came when Roon was on a dedicated Linux server. The audio club I’m in sat in the eval demo and they also agreed. Then I demoed Roon vs Qobuz Connect and Qobuz Connect sounded better. I would continue using QC but the interface is terrible. A while back, I tested Audirvana vs Roon and Audirvana sounded better, but its interface wasn’t very good at that time.
Roon changes the music
... at least on Qobuz on my system.
Listening with an audio buddy who has a very critical ear to both Roon and Qobuz Connect. We agreed that quick AB comparisons of the same song with matched levels per the iPhone DBx app and no DSP, volume leveling etc., yielded a difference. As some of the listeners in this thread (https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/does-roon-sound-different?highlight=Does%2Broon%2Bcolor%2Bthe%2Bmusic) found, "ROON has a certain "house sound" that blurs contours and softens treble." and "Roon is a bit softer in the upper midrange and images do not stand out in such relief as jplay". It was not subtle. Need to listen more to see if it’s an improvement or a step back. Too early to tell but there is certainly a difference.
Since I have been struggling with Qobuz connectivity, I am again considering going to Tidal, which is no biggie, but now I am also concerned that I may have to give up Roon. That would suck because I really like the Roon UI and the fact that all my music is organized there.
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