Does Roon sound better?

I have Auralic Altair streamer-DAC and use TIDAL wi-fi streaming. It sounds nice.
Auralic Altair is Roon ready.
Worth it use Roon???

Thanks

sacresta08-26-2018 4:10pm

mayoradamwest Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 116 posts 08-26-2018 at 04:36pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Roon doesn’t sound any different. It’s playing the same digital data.
audioengr Details Discussions Posts This discussion 3,282 posts 08-26-2018 at 05:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I found that Linn Kinsky with Minimserver and BubbleUPnP (all freeware) beat Roon for SQ. I have heard that Roon is better when used with HQplayer but I have not tried this.
jond Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,400 posts 08-26-2018 at 07:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I posted over on the Auralic forums what people thought about Roon versus Lightning DS. For the most part folks said soundwise they were equivalent or Lightning DS sounded better. Roon was deemed better for organization and particularly integrating a home music library and Tidal. You can read that thread here: https://community.auralic.com/t/roon-vs-lightning-ds/936