Basically, Roon Radio is for the musical dilettante, folks who want a broad sampling of different kinds of music, but not go too deep into any one specific genre. In my book, the true music lover and collector is usually someone who wants to get deep into one genre, and usually spends their entire life collecting obscure records from that genre. Such a person usually has a barebones system, and the bulk of their time and money goes into their record collection.
I can think of no finer example of this breed than Joe Bussard, the ultimate collector of obscure folk music, most of which is not only not on Roon, but heck is not even on 33 rpm vinyl, but only on impossible to find 78 rpm records. For 70 years, Bussard has spent his entire life chasing down rare 78 rpm records of obscure folk music, wading through streams, walking up forests and doing whatever it takes to find that ultra rare record. Most of his huge collection is so rare that he might possess the only copy in existence. The Smithsonian has had their eyes for decades on his priceless collection. But old man Joe, he’s 85, and he’s going nowhere. Plays his rare 78 rpm vinyl on Technics record players on a single ancient mono Altec Laguna speaker — why waste silly money on a stereo when all his records are mono anyway.
Ladies and gentleman, here is a true music lover, perhaps the last of his breed, a true American original. For such a person, Roon Radio can never suffice to quench his thirst.
