I think a little perspective is needed here as regards the cost of Roon.

Until 3 weeks ago [and even today], if a user wants to have the full fat Sooloos app, then the ONLY way to access that is to buy a C15 at �4,750... and indeed that's what many people here have done down thru the years... and it needs to be emphasized that in the vast majority of cases, these C15's were NOT being used as Cores or Stores... but purely as an attractive and 'flexible' UI to their music libraries.

Sure, users could also use the iPad app, but I think most who have used both can agree that there is a Chasm of difference between the 2 apps.

And even in order to use the iPad app, the User needs to invest �2,000 to �2,500 for a Core / Store.

When set against these headline and Upfront costs, the Roon investment of ~$100 really doesn't sound too bad IMHO... especially when many will be able to use EXISTING PC's and NAS's to run their Roon systems... and even if they don't, spending ~�500 on a NUC / Mac and another �250 on a NAS storage device sounds quite good by comparison to the above Sooloos "buy-in" costs.

In simpler terms, there is a lot of "$100 per year" buried within those Sooloos hardware costs .. something worth bearing in mind when considering the projected Roon subscription costs.

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