++ @mikelavigne re: DSP being a tool and the tradeoff being musical essence.
Personally, I find the tradeoff acceptable in the lowest frequency ranges (say under 300 Hz or so), combined with judicious placement and integration of subs, where room characteristics due to resonance -- not reflections -- must be dealt with. I’d rather deal with reflection issues through room treatment. I optimize as much as possible of the low frequencies using placement and phase controls on the subs, leaving DSP to do the "finishing touches."
I have also found, for my situation, the DSP (either or both of PEQ and convolution filters) in HQPlayer to be superior to that bundled with Roon. I personally found Roon’s DSP to suck too much life out of the music. That may have changed over time, since Roon has made improvements, but I’m happy with what I’ve got with the combo of Roon plus embedded HQPlayer.