Roon is snappy responsive now

@mclinnguy

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.

And each manufacturer that is a Roon partner has a different version of Roon internally, many are assuming. I'm a lifetime subscriber and have been with Roon for 7, maybe 8 years and have seen plenty of changes in that time. For sure it is the best interface and I have found many wonderful songs/albums/artists I would never have known about. Reminds me- years ago there was this student's masters' thesis was developing Pandora - the "comparable style" music explorer. Sounded really cool, but as I am in Canada I couldn't ever try it. Anyway, without Roon/Tidal and now Qobuz, I would have spent thousands of dollars more on CD's. In that time I have never tried any other streaming software (on my hifi setup) up until squeeze a few weeks ago, as it is a focussed app for my new server/streamer, and much development is dedicated to getting it to the best sound quality on this manufacturer's player, like Aurender does for its players. Needless to say, but I am a big Roon fan, but going forward I can see myself using Roon/squeeze 50/50. 

Just FYI,  I run Roon core on a Linux box and never had any of these issues.  Given how many streamers with Roon core built-in are Linux servers under the hood I would not be surprised if this was their most important OS.

I put Ubuntu server on an old spare Mac mini, and then installed Roon; it runs Roon solid as a rock. Agree 100% with @erik_squires that this is probably the OS they devote the most time and attention to. Much more solid than either Windows or Mac OS...

1 x a week you should shut down your router for a minute ,No power 

then let it reboot it clears the cache and operates more fluid 

also you want better sound and faster buy a new router- modem combo 

I bought the Motorola 8702 Thst has docsis 3.1 modtolder ones still use 3.0 

the is much faster bigger processor andbuffer ,wifi too much better for tv  I useRoku. For music to stream better clearer music as I did ,most routers are 12v 

using a garbage $10wallwart   Buy a decent  LPS power supply ,it tells onthe wall wart or unit howmany volts ,they take roughly 4 amp. I bought the gemstone under $1200 for $700 ,have tested many Linial tube Audio, handles up to 8 amps great build quality and comes witha excellent Dc cable to router most others charge $150for , buying onAudiogon save $50 -$700+$30 shipping great build quality 

and streaming is much better sounding. I also but a decent Ethernet hub $600

that has a LPS ,low noise regulators and a ocxo over controlled clock ,very good value , and buy quality Ethernet cables ,the most critical going into the streamer .

everything counts to get good sound.

I’ve ran Roon, audirvana, and pure music on Mac’s for over 15 years. I’ve also had 3rd party servers like the Auralic Aries for a couple years. I’ve also tested Roon on an enterprise Linux server. My current setup is using an m1 Mac mini with a very large library and Qobuz with no issues and it’s fast. The only other setup I would run Roon on is a Linux based server probably on a 2012/2014 Mac mini or a server using a ryzen arm processor. The best technology in todays servers is the arm chip, which is an apple m1/m2/m3 or ryzen.