Roon, the player for music fanatics, announced the most exciting software upgrade in its history - Roon 2.0. At the heart of the free Roon 2.0 update is a brand new mobile app called Roon ARC, and it’s designed from the ground up to give Roon users all their music, everywhere they go.
Whether working out at the gym, heading into the office, or traveling thousands of miles from home, Roon ARC gives users remote access to their entire Roon library of albums, artists, playlists, and tags. No more settling for second best from streaming apps. Roon ARC is basically a remote control of a personal library, accessible even directly from the car.
Free for all Roon subscribers, Roon ARC offers on-the-go access to Roon’s treasure trove of metadata, letting users delve deeper into the music they love while on the move. Users can extend the same experience of accessing Liner-notes, Album and Song Credits; Recommendations, Roon Radio, New Releases and Daily Mixes, wherever they are. The Roon ARC app ensures we can quickly find our favorite tracks, albums and playlists that are not available on streaming services, or keeping disappearing every time the metadata gets messed up. No more missing curated playlists; that all-important album that we want to listen with friends, or the crucial test track during Axpona.
Apart from accessing one's personal library, Roon ARC integrates directly with TIDAL and Qobuz, linking with the millions of tracks available on these streaming platforms. This seamless integration not only means there is no longer any need to switch between different apps on our mobile device for streaming services – users can access TIDAL and Qobuz directly from Roon ARC. It also ensures that all this music is subject to Roon’s immersive metadata, with music discovery on the move taken to a whole new level.
Building upon Roon’s existing support for the highest level of digital audio performance, Roon ARC also puts audio quality front and center. Roon ARC utilizes the same audio framework that has made Roon at home an industry leader - ensuring an unrivaled listening experience wherever the user happens to be. Furthermore, by optimizing the signal path, Roon ARC ensures the best possible sound quality from whichever mobile device the user is enjoying music on. The ‘Signal Path’ information tab within the app displays how the audio being played flows through to the device – all the way from source media to the headphones.
And when there's no mobile data or Internet access, the Roon ARC app allows users to easily download local playlists and albums directly to any mobile device so users can enjoy them offline. As Roon ARC downloads music to the phone in its original file format, rather than being compressed, users are ensured of the best quality playback possible.
"Roon has set the standard for music experience in the home, and the thing we’ve heard most often from Roon users is that they want to take that experience on the road. It really is a revelation to have all your music – plus Roon Radio, Daily Mixes, and Roon’s metadata – anywhere in the world.” Enno Vandermeer, Founder & CEO.
There must be more things to discover about Roon 2.0, but the press release distributed seems to be incomplete (it only includes info about the mobile app), and we will have to wait to try it in our new MacBook Air M2 to see how it has improved.
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