Roon is snappy responsive now

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.

Roon is very flexible in how its sound can be tweaked including applying user defined EQ and/or DSP. DSP is perhaps the feature now that I could least live without. I use the DSP for room correction and canned DSP convolution filters with headphones. These are game changers and big time $$$$$ savers used right or can also easily be a seeming deal breaker if done wrong, which can easily happen given all the options to consider,

I plan to dive right into that as soon as my basic room treatment is sorted. 

Agreed, something has changed for the better.  Previously, I'd be browsing an album and when I returned to my Artists list the top row of Artist icons were blank causing me to restart my Roon Remote every single time.  That's now stopped happening.  It was a minor bug, but it was getting pretty annoying.