Audirvana vs Roon vs JRiver vs ???

mresseguie · « **on:** **Yesterday** at 06:51 am »

I have a bunch music files on a couple of hard drives. I know about these three: Audirvana; Roon; JRiver. There are likely others as well.

I want to play my music files. I want to stream music from Tidal and other sites. [I already have TIDAL.] I've placed an order for an Eversolo T8 - ought to be delivered in about 2 weeks.

Which program do you use to play your music files?

Thank you for your input.

Michael

Craig Young · « **Reply #1 on:** **Yesterday** at 08:22 am »

I have only around a couple of hundred cd's ripped to lossless flac files and I also bought a few albums from Qobuz and it all gets combined in Roon. I really like the display of Roon in that some songs will auto display the lyrics during playback. I have not experienced any other streaming platforms

Rocket · « **Reply #2 on:** **Yesterday** at 01:29 pm »

Hello,

Same here as I use Roon and then stream Tidal to my Bryson PI. It adds up though when you purchase Tidal and Roon together though.

Regards Rod

mresseguie · « **Reply #3 on:** **Yesterday** at 04:47 pm »

Quote from: Craig Young on Yesterday at 08:22 am

I have only around a couple of hundred cd's ripped to lossless flac files and I also bought a few albums from Qobuz and it all gets combined in Roon. I really like the display of Roon in that some songs will auto display the lyrics during playback. I have not experienced any other streaming platforms

Quote from: Rocket on Yesterday at 01:29 pm

Hello,

Same here as I use Roon and then stream Tidal to my Bryson PI. It adds up though when you purchase Tidal and Roon together though.

Regards Rod

Thanks, guys. Do either of you also use Roon Nucleus One or Nucleus Titan also?

Craig Young · « **Reply #4 on:** **Yesterday** at 06:05 pm »

I did not get the Roon Nucleus. I am using Mac Mini M4 for Roon, Qobuz, ripped cd's. I like the Mac because of the BAACH4Mac by Theoretica.

mresseguie · « **Reply #5 on:** **Yesterday** at 06:41 pm »

Quote from: Craig Young on Yesterday at 06:05 pm

I did not get the Roon Nucleus. I am using Mac Mini M4 for Roon, Qobuz, ripped cd's. I like the Mac because of the BAACH4Mac by Theoretica.

Ooh, yeah! I forgot to mention I'm a Mac user. Does it matter which level of Mac Mini M4 is used (base model, M4-pro, 16GB vs 32GB RAM, etc.)?

Craig Young · « **Reply #6 on:** **Yesterday** at 07:21 pm »

I have the entry level at 16GB and it has proven to be more than enough power and my current OS is 26.2 . I am happy with how my setup sounds and performs.

zoom25 · « **Reply #7 on:** **Today** at 03:31 am »

I use both Roon (w/Tidal and local files) and Tidal's native app for myself. I also have Spotify Lossless for the family which I'll occasionally use.

Roon and Roon Arc is the best for integration of local and streaming, along with DSP (Audeze headphones) or multizone playback. Tidal app is great for music videos, playlists, and autoplay recommendations. Quick and snappy.

I stopped using Audirvana altogether close to around 10 years ago when I first got Roon. JRiver never really got into it. Don't have a reason or desire to touch either honestly.