I did a couple of things myself recently that also helped Roon performance.
1) disabled some audio devices detected that I didn’t need
2). Ran a clean on my library which cleaned out several thousand legacy items.
Roon is snappy responsive now
Applied latest version Roon server for windows and app on IPhone today. So far the annoying slowness in the user interface is no more. It’s very responsive and snappy now. Hope it stays this way.
Immediately prior I received a message from Roon containing an update on the Harmon acquisition and new product direction to focus more on its core user group of music lovers Audiophiles, etc. including focus now on application performance, which is paying immediate dividends. This is a great start so far and I hope they keep it up as promised.
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Yes that is what I read yesterday prior to posting here. No doubt Roon sounds different than Squeeze and Plex I have also used extensively prior. Each of these software products implement a streaming engine differently. Roon’s is by far the most transparent and flexible and target’s hifi enthusiasts that expect good sound. By transparent I mean that that you can click on an icon and see detailed info on every processing step between source and streamer, like resolution, bit depth, resampling, etc. I have a technical background in digital signal processing and am a hifi nut (of course) so I greatly appreciate being shown exactly what is being done to the digital stream each step along the way for sure. |
"SQ on the Bryston might be a little more robust but only under extreme scrutiny." Roon is very flexible in how its sound can be tweaked including applying user defined EQ and/or DSP. DSP is perhaps the feature now that I could least live without. I use the DSP for room correction and canned DSP convolution filters with headphones. These are game changers and big time $$$$$ savers used right or can also easily be a seeming deal breaker if done wrong, which can easily happen given all the options to consider, |
Roon acknowledged slowness has been an issue in general and I see others on forums that confirm that can happen. Obviously there are many different Roon configurations and library sizes so I would expect varied impacts. I have a fairly large library, use Qobuz, run Roon server on Windows, have many Roon endpoints and a few displays configured, run using strong Wifi connections, use DSP almost all the time, etc. I have had Roon for about a year. I compare Roon performance to Plex and Plexamp which I used mostly prior, and Logitech Squeeze which I used with great success for many years prior to that.. SLowness has been an issue all along and seemed to get worse with updates later in 2023. Sound quality has been good all along once a track starts playing. So far it seems most likely the difference is due to the new Windows Roon server. Still have not tried all my endpoints since yesterday’s upgrade but so far so good and hoping it continues.
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