What exactly is ROON?

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.   

@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 

But can you go to your own music, select a Genre, and then play Random by either Album or Artist?

@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. 

I use Roon for playback in concert with a Linn Akurate DSM/3. The core is installed on a Mac Mini M1 that is used solely for this purpose. It allows me to access Qobuz, streaming radio and the music files stored on an SSD. I do a lot more streaming than playing my vinyl rig, and Roon's interface is easy to use and actually leads me into some very interesting musical territory. The playlists that it creates gather music from my files and Qobuz. It's like a really good non-commercial radio station.