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In Reply to: RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? posted by AbeCollins on September 11, 2016 at 17:11:57:
Abe, that is a really useful response for which I thank you. I think that I must give Roon a trial. I was impressed by one of their screenshots of a classical album page which actually showed notes about the piece recorded and not just the composer.
Unfortunately the price is now comparatively steep for us in the UK due to the drop in the value of the pound v. USD. When I looked when Roon was introduced I thought OK but it is now 90 gbp per annum. The value of this to me would have to be created entirely from the improved information available as I have no use for the multizone/play point feature nor integration with Tidal. In my small place if I want to hear music in another room I just leave the door open :-). So if I do trial it then it has to be very hot indeed to open my wallet.
I do get the feeling from their webpages that the design of Roon is ideally for viewing on a big wide screen. My dedicated music PC is a 13" laptop which I chose for size and weight as it sits on top of my CD transport (neither switched on in tandem of course). This is too small I think for the standard Roon view. In fact it is too small for me whatever I have displayed on it as I losing my sight as I get older. But I see that you run it in a headless configuration with an i-pad for control. Once again Roon impresses me by having an Android remote app that I can use on my phone and tablet. I can get closer to these screens than the PC and more or less see what is happening. I hope that the screen design for these devices is as impressive as the full screens shown on the website. Only one way to find out, install it (once I have got my head aroubd the price).
NB: I love those acrylic supports that you have for your DAC and the Sonore.
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- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - PAR 04:43:17 09/12/16 (1)
- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - AbeCollins 07:27:57 09/12/16 (0)
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