What exactly is ROON?

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the deal about ROON? Why would I need it? How would I use it?

manhattan102-28-2025 1:35pm

jbuhl Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,014 posts 03-10-2025 at 02:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Few months back on another thread I posed the question about some unique features that ROON had that I had not seen on other products such as Audirvana, native Qobuz app and streamer software I have used. I basically ask what other products out there have these features. The response? Crickets.
jbuhl Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,014 posts 03-10-2025 at 02:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @tonyptony If I remember correctly in ROON. You can play and artist track and then it will continue to play "like" tracks. I think most of the interfaces have a "artist radio" functionality that achieves this? Also very easy to kick off Genre radio. Just took me 2 clicks to fire up Jazz genre stream.
jbuhl Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,014 posts 03-10-2025 at 03:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @tonyptony There is a setting "limit roon radio to library". I have not played with the setting so not sure how it works. Also from the Services menu its very easy to Disable/Enable the service without logging out.