mlsstl wrote: > I've looked at Roon and am not sure I'm interested. Its two strong > points seem to be an attractive graphic interface and the ability to > bring its own, additional metadata (tags) to the party. > > The first item is kind of a "meh" for me -- I play my stereo in order to > listen to music and the LMS/Squeezebox system works great for this. The > latter seems interesting, since it appears it'd add more info to what > I've collected in my own system, but then I'm currently not having too > hard a time finding the music I want to listen to. > > So that's where I stand right now -- some interesting possibilities but > it hardly seems worth a $120 annual subscription or $500 fee up front. > > Have I missed something?I was a Squeezebox/LMS user from early 2000's through > to earlier this year. It is a great music streaming solution, and still the only thing I'd recommend to anyone if they weren't going to use Roon. Fundamentally what Roon provides me with from a user experience perspective is deeper and richer ways to explore my music collection, something that just isn't possible with LMS. Some examples: I like to read artist biographies and album reviews. Other artists, albums, composers etc. named therein can be clicked through from within the biographies or reviews. Let's say I like Simon Phillips' work as a drummer and would like to find every album in my library where he makes an appearance...simply go to an album he appears in or search for him as an artist and click through...you'll be presented a complete list of albums in your library he's appeared on, many of which may be complete surprises to you unless you're a walking encyclopedia of music. If it's something I'm going to want to come back to often I can bookmark that and any other filtered result I care to see without having to redefine/ re-specify the criteria. If I want to see all albums released by a specific record label within a selected genre(s) that's pretty simple too. I can browse all Soundtracks, EPs, Singles or any combination of genres, years, decades etc. at the touch of a button. When I'm browsing an artist I can see their main albums, Singles and EPs and appearances logically arranged. I also have at my fingertips a list of artists that are Similar To, Followed By, Influenced By and Associated With that artist. Whilst this kind of exploration may not appeal to everyone, I find it incredibly useful, it's something I've always wanted to be an integral part of my listening experience and unfortunately it's something LMS simply cannot provide.
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