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To Roon or not to Roon?

I recently have tried the 14 day trial of Roon and I could not get Roon to sync with my Auralic Aries G2.1 LD Lightning app and after a couple of days of trying everything my LD Lightning app itself went wonky and started to skip tracks and not play. I had to reinstall the Lighting app and restart my Aries. I read online where some people just preferred the sound of the Lightning app as opposed to the Roon app. Is Roon worth the trouble and expense over the Auralic Aries app which is pretty good on it’s own. I spent a lot of time with Roon and it just messed up my streaming setup. Any advice would be appreciated.
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thyname
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Roon is the best purchase I have made in this hobby, by a large margin. Yes, compared to any other purchase I have made, and I have purchased a lot. I subscribed to Roon Lifetime over four years ago, when Roon was not a “thing”. 
Having said this, it works well for some, not for others. And since you already tried, you should know if it’s worth for you or not already.
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mitchb how do you like the Auralic Aries G2.1 I have been looking at it to replace my Bluesound Vault 2i 

Enjoy the Music 
Tom
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mitchb OP
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Tom. I love the Auralic Aries G2.1. It replaced the PS Audio Bridge II which was connected to my Directstream dac. The Auralic Aries streamer is far superior to the Bridge II.
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tomstruck
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mitchb how is the lightning DS interface                                        what other streamers did you look at I'm also looking at Aurender N10 
Thanks for the info 
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I too love ROON. I recently had a problem with my set up which led to a lose  of sound from my speakers. It was a simple fix and not any fault of the app. ROON's customer support is lacking which has been frustrating. Having said that, e-mails we're responded to quickly. Mitchb, get in touch with ROON support for a fix to the problem you had and try the 2 week trial again. ROON needs to know of your situation. You can then decide whether you want to commit. 
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