Zensō
Major Contributor
My main concern with Roon is their total dependence on Tidal and Qobuz, both of which are shaky for different reasons. The music industry is rapidly changing and I’d be surprised if either are still around in 5 years. And despite making efforts to do so, Roon has been unable to secure an arrangement with any other streaming services. This could leave their service as a front end for local libraries only, which undermines one of their main selling points: the seamless integration of local and streaming libraries. Add to that the fact that Amazon, Spotify, and Apple are getting into the lossless streaming business and it appears Roon is in a very tenuous position.