Lumin and roon

Anyone have an opinion on roon, its metadata/tags, etc. vs other navigation software? Getting ready to start up my system with my Lumin streamer. Is roon worth the $500 lifetime cost?

I’ve used both,I borrowed a U1 for a couple of days locally to see if I would like their library vs Roon and also compare the overall sound quality to which is the most important aspect for me.I did like the ease of navigation with lumin but since I use Roon,HQ player and tidal,the lumin was good but I like the sound I currently get much better,much smoother and more of those analog qualities.

Offcourse my computer is highly tweaked and I’ve come to the realization that everything matters including the dc cables and connectors that I use with my pwr supplies.

Roon does imply that some big changes and improvements are in the works for 2018 but nobody has any info yet.

Best of luck to you,
Kenny.

I guess I am leaning towards roon. I am needing a good music navigation software and metadata. Maybe roon can do both in a satisfactory manner

Lumin is made to use with Minimserver, according to their site.

Do you like classical music? Minimserver is hands-down the best way to organize a large classical collection, although you have to invest the time to tag your files.  Once tagged, it serves up your music as you want it. In my set up I can start with any tag (composer/artist/resolution/genre/composition/artist) and then drill down on any of the same.So I could start with Chamber Music, select Beethoven, select Guarnieri quartet, or start with the Guarnieri and see all their recordings, etc.
The only thing I have to re-tag when I download or rip is a. check the spelling of the composer and b. change the genre ("classical" doesn't cut it).  You can use foobar or Jriver to bulk edit also.
And Minimserver is really lite on your server. Free with Synology, QNAP, etc. I'm really jazzed that Lumin suggests it. Looking into one of these myself.