In Reply to: RE: Music files with Roon posted by RhythmDevil on April 16, 2021 at 06:27:06:
I have Roon Core on my NAS and control playback with Roon Remote on my iPad.I subscribe to Tidal and Qobuz which integrate with Roon but only my own CD rips and hi-res downloads ever reside on the NAS. Using Roon and Roon Remote allow me to view all of my local albums on NAS as well as albums that I selected from Quobuz and Tidal.... all in a nicely integrated "single pane of glass" view on the iPad screen, along with the deep meta data the Roon is famous for.
I rarely ever use the Tidal app or Qobuz app because Roon does a much better job with the user interface IMHO. However, Roon does not have an "offline mode" as do the Tidal and Qobuz apps. Offline mode allows you to download actual album tracks (files) to your smartphone or tablet so when you travel you don't have to consume your cellular data plan to stream. Even if you have an unlimited data plan, downloading the music locally can be advantageous for those times that you might not be within range of a cellular tower.
Oh, and about those files that get downloaded to the smartphone in offline mode, you have to login to the streaming service and authenticate at least periodically like every 30-days or whatnot. If you don't, none of the music files for offline listening will be playable. So no, you can't download thousands of albums and steal them ;-)
I use offline mode in Tidal and Qobuz on my iPhone for road trips. The iPhone is connected to the car's infotainment system digitally (over an Apple Lightning to USB cable) so the DAC in the infotainment system is used rather than the DAC and analog out from the iPhone. In this setup the music is controlled from the infotainment system touch screen and steering wheel buttons.
Edits: 04/16/21
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