I honestly don't think it will make a huge difference. I think Roon needed some money and Harman made a good deal, but thats just my personal opinion with very little to back that up.Surprised I haven't seen any discussion here yet of Harman's acquisition of Roon. (Tried searching and found nothing). Wonder what it'll ultimately mean for Roon users.
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsungowned_harman_acquires_multidevice_audio_platform_roon-news-60729.php
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ThanatosVI
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If I read it correcorrectly, Roon will remain as independent unit of Harman.Surprised I haven't seen any discussion here yet of Harman's acquisition of Roon. (Tried searching and found nothing). Wonder what it'll ultimately mean for Roon users.
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsungowned_harman_acquires_multidevice_audio_platform_roon-news-60729.php
That would mean no significant changes for us current users
I hope so. My system is carefully built around Roon.
My worry is that the parent will demand special treatment. For example, will Samsung get a better version of Roon than everyone else? Or get features others won't? Or get updates much earlier? Hopefully I'm just being paranoid.
I recently purchased the Nucleus and it is a huge improvement over the NUC i was using. so much more stable.
rkw
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What issues were you having with your NUC? I bought a used NUC 10 i3 two years ago and it has worked flawlessly for me.I recently purchased the Nucleus and it is a huge improvement over the NUC i was using. so much more stable.
It had windows on it. It wasn't rock. And at least once a week sometimes more it would kick out of roon and I would have to hook a keyboard and monitor to it and go back in and reload roon.What issues were you having with your NUC? I bought a used NUC 10 i3 two years ago and it has worked flawlessly for me.
Daniel Johnston
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Agreed. ROCK more stable than the Windows or MacOS software.It had windows on it. It wasn't rock. And at least once a week sometimes more it would kick out of roon and I would have to hook a keyboard and monitor to it and go back in and reload roon.
I’ve had Roon running on my NAS last 3 years. Other than an occasional reboot (necessary for NAS), no issues.
Yes…I looked into wiping the NUC and putting Rock on it…but couldnt find anyone willing to take on the project….so I decided just to bite the bullet with the deal that Moon Audio was having at the time (free internal hard drive).Agreed. ROCK more stable than the Windows or MacOS software.
I’ve had Roon running on my NAS last 3 years. Other than an occasional reboot (necessary for NAS), no issues.
Luckyleo
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Based on many decades in the Corp. World, I believe that they believe, that no changes will be made. However, I'd be extremely skeptical that no significant changes will be made in the next year or two, based on personal experience. Hopefully, the changes will be positive. Not all change is badIf I read it correcorrectly, Roon will remain as independent unit of Harman.
That would mean no significant changes for us current users
Leo
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+1 and for us who signed up for "life", we can only wait in eager anticipation Happy New YearBased on many decades in the Corp. World, I believe that they believe, that no changes will be made. However, I'd be extremely skeptical that no significant changes will be made in the next year or two, based on personal experience. Hopefully, the changes will be positive. Not all change is bad
Leo
My ROCK on NUC has been Rock Solid since 2018. Wow…6 years gone
Love Roon for what it offers.
Love Roon for what it offers.
Yes…. I think if it ran Rock instead of windows….it would have ran perfect.My ROCK on NUC has been Rock Solid since 2018. Wow…6 years gone
Love Roon for what it offers.
Hypops
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The big shake ups are definitely coming, but the big issue is not Roon’s new corporate owners. Streaming—in both music and video—is still losing money and is financially unsustainable in its current form. Despite big initial investments, no one has started making (enough) money. Thankfully, Roon is not in the music licensing business, but it is dependent on the health of two niche music services.Based on many decades in the Corp. World, I believe that they believe, that no changes will be made. However, I'd be extremely skeptical that no significant changes will be made in the next year or two, based on personal experience. Hopefully, the changes will be positive. Not all change is bad
Leo
It’s easy to imagine a near future in which Roon becomes something much more like BluOS: tied to specific hardware and/or licensed to other manufacturers.
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