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Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro Network Switch | REVIEW

Why must you care about an audiophile grade community swap? Stick with me some time, and I’ll inform you a little bit bit in regards to the Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro. You see, like most of us, […]

Aavik S-280 Digital Streamer | REVIEW

Do I need a digital streamer like the Aavik S-280? At first I wasn’t so sure. I’ve been pretty happy with just a DAC and my laptop for streaming Qobuz, just like I was happy […]

Roon jetzt mit Wikipedia-Beiträgen

Wer immer schon mal wissen wollte, was es denn mit dem berühmten, aber ziemlich dubiosen „Hotel California“ auf sich hat, kann Hintergrund-Infos zu Alben und Interpreten in der Roon-Software abrufen. In der neuesten Version 2.0.7 von Roon Core und Version 1.0.7 der Remote-App ARC sind nun auch einschlägige Beiträge aus Wikipedia in verschiedenen Sprachen integriert. Die Sprachversion kann in den Einstellungen ausgewählt werden, darunter Deutsch. Wikipedia bietet Biographien zahlreicher Künstler sowie Infos zu den einzelnen Alben – die sich allerdings oft auf Chart-Platzierungen und Verkaufszahlen beschränken. Für Rezensionen der Alben wählt man besser die „Album reviews“ von TiVo (auf Englisch), die Roon ebenfalls bietet. Eine weitere Alternative sind die umfangreichen Hintergrundtexte, die Qobuz-Abonnenten innerhalb der Roon-Software oder unabhängig von Roon in der Qobuz-Software abrufen können – auch auf Deutsch. Eine weitere Neuerung bei Roon: Die Preise erhöhen sich zum 1. Januar 2023 von 13 auf 15 Dollar pro Monat bzw. bei jährlicher Zahlung von 10 auf 12,5 Dollar pro Monat. Für die Kaufversion werden künftig einmalig 830 statt bisher 700 Dollar fällig.

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Welcome To Roon 2.0

The following is a press release issued by Roon.

New York, NY | September 20, 2022 – Roon, the revolutionary player for music fanatics, is about to launch the most exciting software upgrade in its history – Roon 2.0.

At the heart of Roon 2.0 is a brand new mobile app. It’s called Roon ARC, and it’s designed from the ground up to give Roon users all their music, everywhere they go.

Whether working out at the gym, heading into the office, or traveling thousands of miles from home, Roon ARC gives its users remote access to their entire Roon library of albums, artists, playlists, and tags. No more settling for second best from streaming apps. Roon ARC makes everywhere feel like home.

Free for all Roon subscribers, Roon ARC offers on-the-go access to Roon’s treasure trove of metadata, letting you delve deeper into the music you love while on the move. Access Liner-notes, Album and Song Credits; Recommendations, Roon Radio, New Releases and Daily Mixes all from the palm of your hand. The Roon ARC app ensures you’ll no longer find yourself missing your favorite music on the go; no more missing your curated playlists; that all-important album that you want to listen to right now is always there for you.

Roon ARC integrates directly with TIDAL and Qobuz, linking your library of music with the millions of tracks available on these streaming platforms. This seamless integration not only means there is no longer any need to switch between different apps on your mobile device for streaming services – you can access TIDAL and Qobuz directly from Roon ARC – it also ensures that all this music is subject to Roon’s immersive metadata. When it comes to music discovery on the move, Roon ARC takes things to a whole new level.

Building upon Roon’s existing support for the highest level of digital audio performance, Roon ARC puts audio quality front and center. Roon ARC utilizes the same audio framework that has made Roon at home an industry leader – ensuring an unrivaled listening experience wherever you happen to be when you hit play. Furthermore, by optimizing the signal path, Roon ARC ensures the best possible sound quality from whichever mobile device you’re enjoying your music on. The ‘Signal Path’ information tab within the app displays how the audio you’re listening to flows through to your device – all the way from source media to your headphones.

No mobile data or internet access? The Roon ARC app allows you to easily download any of your local playlists and albums directly to your mobile device so you can enjoy them offline. As Roon ARC downloads music to your phone in its original file format, rather than being compressed, you are ensured the best quality playback possible.

“Roon has set the standard for music experience in the home, and the thing we’ve heard most often from Roon users is that they want to take that experience on the road. It really is a revelation to have all your music – plus Roon Radio, Daily Mixes, and Roon’s metadata – anywhere in the world.” ​ Enno Vandermeer, Founder & CEO.

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Unterwegs Musik von zuhause Streamen: Roon 2.0 und ARC machen’s möglich!

Der Herz des neuen Updates ist die komplett neue Roon ARC-App, die ab sofort für Android und iOS im jeweiligen Store heruntergeladen werden kann. Diese App – die keineswegs die Roon Remote ersetzt sondern zusätzlich zu dieser eingeführt wurde – ermöglicht ab sofort Zugriff auf den heimischen Roon Core samt gespeicherter Musiksammlung, Metadaten, Playlisten, Tags, etc. auch mobil und außerhalb des Heimnetzwerks.

Die App erlaubt außerdem, Musik offline lokal zu speichern, um z.B. auch im Flugzeug auf die eigene Musikbibliothek zugreifen zu können. Roon setzt hier auf die gleiche Audio Engine, die auch zuhause bei Roon im Einsatz ist. Die ARC-App ist für Roon-Kunden komplett kostenlos.

Mit dem Update auf Roon 2.0 wurde außerdem native Unterstützung für Apple Silicon eingeführt, was für spürbare Performance-Verbesserungen bei Roon für MacOS sorgen soll. Allerdings entfällt mit dem Update auf Roon 2.0 der Support für Windows Versionen vor Windows 10 und bei MacOS wird ab sofort mindestens Version 10.15 also Catalina vorausgesetzt. Auch der Support für 32Bit-Windows Versionen wird mit 2.0 eingestellt.

Das Update auf 2.0 ist vorerst nicht verpflichtend und die Version 1.8 Legacy wird mindestens bis Ende des Jahres, eventuell auch noch länger, mit kritischen Updates durch Roon versorgt.

The Best Digital Players | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

Welcome to the Best Digital Players section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Naim Uniti Nova All-in-One | REVIEW

The Naim Uniti Nova all-in-one (website) throws down a gauntlet in the world of hi-fi. Eschewing the sacred cow standard of separates, it instead aims to do everything: stream, convert, control volume and amplify. While […]

Product Launch: Naim Atom Music Streaming System

Hailing from Britain, Naim Audio are best known for their immensely high-end source devices ranging from 4-digit headphone amplifiers and streaming devices to whopping 6-digit power supplies and pre-amps. The company take a summit-fi approach to convenient smart audio with a range of streaming devices and speakers featuring technology trickled down from their flagship masterpieces.

Their new Uniti Atom Headphone Edition exemplifies this ethos. This is a headphone-optimised fully-formed music device that negates the need for a separate streaming device. It houses a discrete headphone amplifier utilising technology from their statement amp, that the company assures is easily capable of driving high-end headphones. It sports a new transformer design that maximises dynamics and cleanliness. In addition, the Atom-HE offers both 4-pin XLR and Pentaconn balanced outputs in addition to a standard 6.3mm single-ended output to maximise compatibility.

Source: Busisoft AV

The system offers Qobuz, TIDAL, Spotify and internet radio. It offers AirPlay 2 support, Chromecast and Roon-ready status to maximise streaming options. A host of both digital and analogue inputs enable connection to other source devices such as turn-tables or USB-playback from a flash drive. The Atom doubles as a streaming pre-amp and is able to drive active loudspeakers as well for a perfect all-in-one package.

The Naim Uniti Atom Headphone Edition is available in Australia exclusively via Busisoft AV and select dealers for $4,299 AUD/$4,899 NZD. You can visit Busisoft here and Naim’s website here for all the details! Please also check Crutchfield, Amazon and Headphones for international purchase.

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Roon’s Big Makeover

Putting sound quality issues aside for a moment, when you ask an audiophile who has yet to embrace digital and streaming sources why he hasn’t made the leap, the answer usually includes the difficulty in easily and accurately connecting with and finding all the different music in his library. As someone who embraced digital music and streaming early on, I have to admit that finding all my digital music files has never been as simple as going to my record shelves and pulling out an album, but it should be that easy.

Roon’s latest version, 1.8, finally makes finding music, both in your home library and Roon’s supported streaming services, Qobuz and Tidal, almost as easy and intuitive as grabbing an album off the shelves, but with less crouching. To accomplish this required a major overhaul of Roon, which is why Roon 1.8 is such a big deal. And while longtime users won’t find radical changes in the basic layout, ergonomics, and playback methodology, they will, if they begin to explore, discover that Roon now uses its vast troves of metadata in a far more feature-rich manner that it happily shares with its users.

What Is Roon?

For readers who are unfamiliar with Roon, it is an application that claims to be “the ultimate music player for music fanatics.” Roon accomplishes this in several ways. First, it unites home libraries and streaming services libraries from Tidal, Qobuz, and Dropbox into one comprehensive, cohesive, and completely searchable library. And Roon’s search functions are extensive (we’ll get into how powerful and flexible later). Next, it makes it easy to send music to any room in your home via Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Finally, it provides a stable, hardware-agnostic platform that allows for individual optimization of every DAC you may possess.

Roon Artists

The Roon application has three different, yet complementary, parts. The main part is the Roon Core. This is the section of Roon that does all the processing and interfacing. When using Roon, the Core section must be active at all times and should be on a computer with multiple processing cores, as well as a solid-state storage drive for the app itself. I’ve had my Roon Core (actually the desktop version, which is a combination of the Roon Core and Controller) on an Apple MacPro desktop, titanium trashcan model, for several years now.

Roon’s Core can also be installed on its own dedicated computer, and Roon even sells a “Nucleus” stand-alone computer that is specifically configured to run Roon. Roon offers two versions, the Nucleus ($1459) and the Nucleus Plus ($2559). You can also install the Roon Core application on one of 17 different Intel NUC computers that Roon has approved for Roon Core installation. Prices for these range from around $300 to just under $1000 for a NUC10i7FNx with case and solid-state drive. How hard is it to build you own NUC to run Roon? Here’s a quote from someone after a build: “It took literally 49 seconds to install and after that simply run Roon, select the core (which popped up immediately), and copy my music files to the internal 1TB SSD I installed.”

The other two parts of the Roon playback application are the Controller and the endpoints. The Controller app is the interface part that lets users make Roon sing and dance. It can be installed on any Android or iOS phone, Windows or Mac desktop or tablet, and offers all the control functions for Roon. An endpoint is any playback device that Roon supports. In my Roon system I currently have 16 endpoints, which includes four Raspberry Pi’s, three DACs connected via USB to my MacPro desktop, two DAC/streamers, several portable players, and a host of iOS and Android devices. Because I can, I have all my Roon endpoints connected via CAT 5 Ethernet, but Roon supports Wi-Fi (and AirPlay) as well as Ethernet endpoints.

Roon can be purchased one of several ways. You can get monthly, yearly, or lifetime subscriptions. Recently Roon raised its lifetime subscription rates, but did not discontinue them, although lifetime subscriptions would not be capable of supporting Roon long-term. Current rates in the U.S. are $12.99 for monthly, $119.88 for yearly ($9.99/per month), or $699 for lifetime subscriptions.

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