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CORedhawk:
Second Roon. It has transformed the way I find and listen to music. Good luck!

Jay:
Roon and JRiver both look pretty cool. I like that JRiver will rip CDs.  If I'm understanding correctly, Roon is more about access to online content, and Jriver seems more geared to managing my own local files. N'est ce pas?

or not, I have some reading to do

ccmccull:
I don't know about jriver. Roon puts your current music files in a nicely organized catalog, then combines it with what's available in your subscriptions. For example, I have a very large collection of old mp3s that I ripped from CDs years ago. If I search on rune for an album which I have in mp3 format, it will show that album and any versions that are available on qobuz since I am a subscriber to qobuz. For example attached is what I get when I search for U2 unforgettable fire. If I search for something that I don't have an mp3 for, it will only show the qobuz versions.

Oh, and making this screenshot reminds me of the other great thing about roon, which is that it turns your phone into a remote control.

marioed:
Just to add my $0.02. I’ve used both JRiver and Roon. Overall I think Roon is easier to use, especially if you want to be able to setup multiple systems. For example one in the living room and one in the basement. I think it’s also easier to setup Roon as a 24/7 music server using the ROCK version of the software on an Intel NUC or equivalent to feed multiple endpoints. The endpoints can be raspberry pi’s running something like Ropieee software.

With JRiver you can rip cd’s but I prefer using dbPoweramp for that as I think it does a better job of error correction and for me it’s easier to edit metadata on the rips. JRiver is certainly less expensive but I like Roon’s interface more for large collections. From a sound quality point I think they are about the same. Both can do some DSP and digital room correction. Room correction in JRiver might be easier than in Roon.

Both work great with local files. JRiver is a bit more sensitive to how you have the metadata setup for your cd rips. Roon is a bit easier to edit metadata after you import files.

Regards,
Mario

Jay:
good information! Thanks for the input. I have a DAC on order now, eager to get it all set up and join the 21st century

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