![]() ![]() ![]() Last.fm - what said above + collected information about your listening habits is used to generate recommendations, which are pretty good! It heavily depends on what you listen to of course, I found that last.fm is better with niche artists/genres than Spotify or Apple Music. Youtube - free, good for quick lookup before you buy and download For new music discovery / streaming, you have a few options, depending on your needs and budget: Plex also has pretty basic EQ (which doesn't really matter since you have the Qudelix 5K and Peace)Ģ. Plex pass ($120, often found on sale for $80) gives you local syncing and access to an even better music-focused app PlexAmp, which is available on all platforms. Excellent desktop / web browser and mobile apps - simple and polished UX, reliable streaming to mobile devices and support for all kinds of media. If you already have a local music library, perhaps consider abandoning the need to merge local and streaming? If you're okay with that, I would recommend:ġ. If anyone has any better suggestions, shout out whilst I am still in trial! To any other Roon users, there is a different (albeit less pretty) way! Hopefully I will be a happy camper with more money to spend on important things, like beer and more headphones. What plays on the new set up sounds fine to my ears- I am using the same EQ profiles as on Roon, and that is surely where the bulk of what I hear from the system is coming from, not how the bits are processed before that. Sonically, I am really not that interested in finding out if a file on Qobuz, via Roon with their EQ into my DAC sounds any better than AM to EAPO to DAC. Aside from the Roon integration issue with Qobuz, Qobuz were also buggers for removing items from their collection and replacing without re linking or notifying. My outlay is now looking like around £120 per year for AM and Spotify (as a second account with Duo) and (hopefully) a more reliable service. So, I think I will be saving a fortune in Roon and quite expensive Qobuz and Tidal subs. If I want to play on my bedroom setup with EQ, will have to be a USB cable from DAC to phone and run through Spotify and Wavelet. Multiple endpoints- so I will have to go back to USB from the PC to CXN if I want to use EQ - I could cast AM to the CXN if I wanted something easier but no EQ. Apparently you can stream Amazon Music from phone app to Alexa installed on the PC, but its a bit clunky and, from a very very quick test and a bit of research doesnt seem to have the sound quality of the AM app on PC.ģ. Mobile / remote control- I may have to use a remote keyboard for PC and/ or remote desktop on the chromebook. ![]() Interface nowhere near as slick- I love the library analysis and sorting features of Roon, fully integrated PEQĢ. What am I missing compared to Roon and Qobuz/ Tidal?ġ. Sadly, Wavelet cant EQ an Amazon Music stream (nor Tidal and a few others I think) otherwise I would have done that. Yes, I would love a proper PEQ, not GEQ and/ or presets, but you can tweak the Auto EQ settings a bit with manual GEQ so good enough. But then I discovered Wavelet thanks to brilliant post and wonderfully gives seamless access to the Auto EQ database of settings. So far so good, but only a paltry EQ function. For mobile - my wife has a Spotify account and you can add a second "Duo" account on for only a couple of £ pm. Seems to work just fine - not as slick as the Roon DSP for sure, but its free and works!ģ. Spotify allows you to play local files through its app, but it puts them in a separate "box" so you cant shuffle along with streamed content- so pretty pointless, may as well use Musicbee etc separately.Ģ. It is one of the few streaming desktop apps that allows local and online files to be merged and also allows a full library shuffle (both of which I need). Amazon Music Unlimited - currently under trial but its £7.99 pm or £79 annual for HD. So, what solutions did I come up with to replace?ġ. I also had a secondary (less than lossless) sub with Tidal to both supplement my Qobuz library and also use with UAPP on Android when mobile due to its ability to shuffle big playlists and apply EQ (Qobuz didnt play well with that). Communicates seamlessly with endpoints over network (Mainly Cambridge Audio CXN) and allows me to use the remote for that to control playback, as well as apps on Android and Chromebookīut I simply cannot justify the hefty price if I cant access the bulk of my music for days at a time due to unresolved tech issues somewhere between Roon and Qobuz.Allows me to merge local and streaming files.A damn shame as it is great software and perfect for my needs as it : After the second loss of Qobuz favourites from my Roon library this weekend, the second in a month (first occurence: ) I decided to pack it in with Roon. ![]()
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