How we experience music in our homes continues to evolve, and today, we’re thrilled to announce a groundbreaking addition to the Roon ecosystem: Roon Ready Relay. This innovation represents a significant leap forward in whole-home audio integration, breaking down the barriers between traditional audio equipment and modern streaming capabilities. By creating a new connection between network devices and Roon’s sophisticated multiroom audio platform, Roon Ready Relay opens up exciting new possibilities for anyone using Roon.
Continue reading “The Next Evolution in Roon Technology: Roon Ready Relay Expands Your Audio Possibilities “Author: Jamie Madden
How to Roon: Getting Started
Welcome to How to Roon — a new series designed to guide first-time users and the Roon-curious through the startup journey. If you’ve heard about Roon through gear reviews, social media, YouTube, audio forums, or a trial card with your latest gear purchase and questions are swirling in your mind, you’re in the right place!
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As music lovers, we all have something in common, no matter where we are on our audio journeys – we continuously benefit from other people’s music knowledge.
Continue reading “OPRA makes optimized headphone tuning accessible to everyone”Nucleus Titan Delivers the Ultimate Roon Experience
We’ve all heard the expression, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”
Yet sometimes, images prove insufficient ambassadors for the objects they’re meant to evoke, not from lack of effort but simply because they can’t excite the senses as reliably as the thing itself.
I’ve experienced this with the magnificence of Michelangelo’s David, the commanding presence of a Giant Redwood, and the holographic depth of a flame-top 1960 Les Paul Sunburst. The photos I’d seen provided little preparation for each original’s startling perfection.
Recently, I had a similar experience when seeing the Nucleus Titan in person for the first time. Despite their best efforts, Titan’s product photos only partially suggest its superior build quality and eye-catching aesthetics. The images are faithful in every respect: color, scale, and materials. But the subtle details that delight the senses are veiled. Those traits are fully revealed when holding Titan, admiring it closely, and using it daily.
Continue reading “Nucleus Titan Delivers the Ultimate Roon Experience”Feels like the first time: spark listening excitement with Smart Playlists
People are inherent creatures of habit, and it touches all facets of our lives. Being tasteful, discerning music lovers doesn’t free us from the inclination to create routines. Our habits definitely affect how we interact with our music.
Continue reading “Feels like the first time: spark listening excitement with Smart Playlists”Love it or Ban it, how to customize music discovery with Roon!
One of the most exciting things about being a music lover is finding “our” music. Whether it’s a new release or older stuff we never knew existed, hearing new sounds for the first time takes us on an accelerated tour through our past, reminding us of other revelations that opened new sonic vistas. These moments become highlight reels of our music journey. No other art form exhibits quite the same power to imbue our memories and evoke emotion. It’s magic whenever we hear a track we love and instantly remember a time and place in our past that’s forever linked to that song.
Continue reading “Love it or Ban it, how to customize music discovery with Roon!”ARC Folder browsing arrives
Our latest release is another testimonial to Roon’s unique versatility and flexibility. It delivers benefits across all our products and offers something for everyone. Roon’s new Playlist Improver relieves an irritating pain point for our playlist enthusiasts. Roon ROCK DIY’ers now have expanded connectivity options with the addition of HDMI and Thunderbolt support on NUC 12 and NUC 13. And ARC continues to grow and resemble Roon with today’s Folder Browsing feature addition.
Playlist Improver arrives, your virtual playlist assistant for Roon
When we rolled out our initial batch of playlist feature improvements in February of this year, we hinted at more great things to come. Today, we’re excited to deliver the goods and a solution to one of music streaming’s biggest annoyances. In the spirit of naming a trusted, reliable tool after its job, we’ve branded our new playlist feature Playlist Improver. It’s short, simple, direct, and awesome. It’s also a dream come true for Roon’s dedicated playlist creators.
HDMI and Thunderbolt arrive for latest ROCK hardware
Greetings, Roon ROCK enthusiasts; we have great news for you! Our new Roon OS release introduces support for HDMI audio and Thunderbolt over USB-C on NUC 12+ hardware and fixes HDMI port functionality for Nucleus Titan.
AirPlay 2 arrives in Roon
Our newest software update is guaranteed to be music to your ears: AirPlay 2 streaming support has officially landed in Roon! It’s always thrilling to check off another box on your audio wish lists, especially one that so many of you have been eager to see hear.