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ROON help needed

So, I finally tried Roon, (got a deal for a 60 day free trial) without really knowing what the hell I was doing and of course, I am even more confused than before.

I went to listen to Tidal yesterday and found under "My Music"/Albums on Tidal that it now had more than doubled the amount of titles in this file?  Over 90% of what was added, I would never listen to. 

I first thought that someone got into my Tidal account and added all of these.  I went into Tidal and changed my password.  Then I found a way to see what date these titles were added.  It was more or less the same time I added Roon.  Is this what Roon does?  My playlists and artists were still all the same, (nothing was added to these files).

So far, I am not impressed with Roon.  I'm sure it's because I have no idea how to use the damn thing, but for the limited use I have with it, I have found very little use for it.

What am I doing wrong?


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douglas_schroeder
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How about relaxing and exploring a bit? You're ready to condemn it and have you even done a tutorial or a walkthrough?  My guess is you're venting, but you sound curmudgeon-like.  :(

ROON offers you options based on your preferences/artists. It's not like you are maxing out a drive, so relax, it's streaming music. Listen to it if you want, or not. 

Pay attention to whether you are in your Library, indicated by "Artists" or "Album", which is YOUR collection, versus TIDAL and the icon which looks a bit like that of Mitsubishi, which is streaming audio. When you have Playlists both can be combined, but the ROON streaming tracks are indicated by the icon. 

What you're doing wrong is not educating yourself to the product, and condemning it quickly. Shape up, man! :) Give it time and you may come to love it. I had to adjust somewhat to the interface and operations, but now feel it is nearly indispensable. I only very rarely now use a CD. 

douglas_schroeder
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Not trying to be intentionally mean; apologies if I offended you. 

Jim Salk helped me set up mine with the Salk StreamPlayer III (reviewed). Though I wasn't paying super-close attention, I recall something about "pointing to", i.e. getting the ROON running on the upstairs computer to point to the StreamPlayer III. Perhaps it's that. 

You mentioned your sound room; have you gotten WiFi in there before? My sound room is so well built that I cannot get a WiFi signal to penetrate it! I had to go with a IOP (internet over power line) solution, and it works fabulously. If everything looks in pace and you haven't done WiFi in the room previously, then there is a chance that it's the WiFi not reaching/connecting and not an issue with ROON directly. Another solution which may work is a WiFi extender.  

My ROON goes from router to home computer, through IOP power lines to the room, and finishes with a hard connection. You may have to go that route. It's not a big deal; the IOP devices are relatively inexpensive and pretty easy to install. 

It sounds like setup issues; when it's set up right it's silky smooth. Call ROON support; this is what they do well. 
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