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These links connect you with further detailed information, and so on a nested series that goes as deep as you wish to go and wander. While connected to the internet (wireless is fine), Roon takes your audio files and adds a wide range of web-surfable Roon metadata (peripheral information about the music/recording/musicians). The expanded displays contain hyperlinks such as on a musician’s name, or the name of another album. What does Roon really do for you and how is it priced? But I found out from Darling that the naming was non-referential none of the above. Both were deeply involved for years with Sooloos and Meridian Vandermeer was the CEO/Founder of Sooloos.Īs a side note: Interestingly, when I looked up the definition of ‘Roon’, I came across several completely different definitions such as ‘round’ to ‘vermillion red’ to ‘shredded cloth’ to ‘a nerdy woman’. Roon is led by two talented and experienced fellows, Enno Vandermeer (Founder/CEO) and Rob Darling (Director of Strategy). As stated by Roon Labs concerning version 1.2, ‘Roon’s audio architecture has been rebuilt from the ground up, with playback on Windows, OSX, Android, and now Linux all using the same RAAT (Roon Advanced Audio Transport) technology we use to stream to Roon Ready devices.’ Roon has only been around for about 1 year so far they recently released version 1.2 (reviewed here) a major rebuild, and are on an exponential path of expansion from what I can tell. Roon won me over hands down-because of its interface. But I did so out of curiosity this review (including the above paragraph) is the happy result. I must admit that after finally taming JRiver Media Center and getting it stable and sounding superb, I was not in the mood to experiment with yet another player software. Roon is not a typical music player software, it is different both in body and spirit: Intuitive and smart, it engages you and encourages you to explore and learn about music during the process of listening (or while not listening). It takes that LP-sitting-on-the-couch experience to the digital and internet-connected age and leaves it in the dust. And it is static.Įnter Roon player software, by Roon Labs. Typical music player software–however fine sounding– while letting us know (say) the title of the album, the name of the track, what file format and resolution is being used, how many more minutes until a track is over, and a photo of the album cover, offers up no further information.

But now, in this ongoing revolutionary digital age in which we can have huge high-resolution audio file libraries stored and played at our leisure, there is a serious gap in this regard. CDs can offer some of the same if there is an insert. You can learn or remind yourself who played the instruments and/or sang vocals on each track, some history perhaps of the musicians, when it was recorded and where, and possibly more. The experience of sitting on your couch while holding an LP cover/insert in your hands while the LP is playing, and reading about the details provided is such a precious one.

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