ASA, The point got Roon is it's UI. The way it displays and links your music combining your local content and Tidal.
This is all delivered in one neat package.
Once Roon has the basic level of MQA decoding it allows everyone to enjoy some of the MQA benefits without further expense.


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GIK monster bass panels, rear wall. QNAP TVS 471i3. Roon into DSP5200SE via 210/ 218 zone... Explorer 2. Bluesound Pulse 2, Mini & Flex. 596v1, 518, Foxsat HD, Sony BDP, Pioneer 5090, 2 Chromecast's for LRB videos. MS200 to F80 for a Roon zone