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Sound quality of Roon
+1, @grannyring I use both Roon and Sense.  I have a PS Audio Direct Stream DAC w/ Bridge II and Innous Zenith MKII streamer.  I bought the Zenith about 5 years ago and a life time Roon subscription.   On the Zenith, I did A/B testing between Ro... 
Your experience in "in their day" brands/components that you remember foundly?
While stationed in Germany between 1979 and 1987, I bought the following equipment: Teac X-10R R2R, Pioneer PL-1000 TT with Pickering cartridge, Technics SL-1200  TT with Pickering cartridge, Rodec SM 200 mixer, Pioneer SPEC-4 power amp, SoundCraf... 
STREAMING - QOBUZ VS TIDAL AND ROON'S PREFERENCES
@ghdprentice Very nicely stated and quite true!  
STREAMING - QOBUZ VS TIDAL AND ROON'S PREFERENCES
I use Roon and Innous Sense as my music front ends.  Regardless of front end, I find Qobuz better sounding than Tidal in general, but not by much.  Using a PS Audio DSD DAC, I find little difference between Qobuz HiRes and Tidal MQA. I listen to T... 
What do you use to keep high gloss speakers clean?
+1 McGuire's Quick Detail I use a microfiber cloth to wipe down the speakers.  On another note, I do the same on our high-gloss bedroom furniture and the wood trim in our cars.    
Bascom H. King Passed
Sad to hear about his passing.  Like others, I am really happy to own and thoroughly enjoy his BHK reference pre amp and BHK250 amp. My prayers go out to his family and friends.    
Choosing a network player/streamer
OP, take a look at Innous streamers.  Innous makes excellent streamers at varying price points.  Innous streamers come with the Sense music app, which sounds better than Roon - IMHO and Sense is FREE. Sense is easy to use and integrates with Quobu... 
Dust cover up or down?
I have a Technics 1200G.  I've always played with the cover down.  For my own satisfaction, I'm going to try with it up and off to see if I can hear a difference.  
Favorite religious song
"Touch The Hem Of His Garment" and "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke  
Turn off or leave on?
I leave my TT, network streamer, and power conditioner on 24/7x365.  I will turn them off in an electrical storm (even though I have a whole house surge protector) and when on vacation.  I turn my hybrid preamp, hybrid power amp, DAC and phono pre... 
First impressions of the Isoacoustic Gaia 1’s
My positive experience with Gia footers and spikes: Carpet Killed High Frequencies  
I'm trusting FedEx/ UPS less by the day
I stopped using FedEx when I checked on a preamp delivery and it was marked as delivered but wasn’t.  I called FedEx and was told that late in the day drivers might mark something as delivered when they plan to deliver it the next day.  Since I pa... 
Better R2R DAC Recommendation?
AudioMirror is an excellent R2R DAC.   
Bill Withers has passed
He was a gifted artist.  I have most of his original albums and still listen to them on occasion.  My favorite song is "Grandma's Hands" because it always brings back fond memories of my grandmother.  I hated it when he stopped making music, but ... 
Looking for Blues with High Fidelity
A few I listen to on Qobuz Slightly Hung Over by Blues Delight Help Me Through The Day by Bernard Allison Trouble & Whiskey by Sean Chambers Change in the Weather by James Armstrong Aint’ Enough Whiskey bu D Man I Walk Alone by Michael H...