Smart Playlists, Titan Excellence & Fresh Features

Get ready for some exciting Roon updates! This month, we're revolutionizing your music discovery with Smart Playlists, sharing expert insight on Nucleus Titan's exceptional performance, and welcoming an impressive lineup of new Roon Ready gear. Plus, we've got fresh playlists to enhance your listening journey. Let's dive into what's new in the world of Roon!

Break Free from Habits with Smart Playlists

Ready to shake up your listening routine? Roon's new Smart Playlists feature is here to rekindle the excitement in your music collection. By leveraging Roon's powerful metadata and Focus tools, Smart Playlists create dynamic, self-updating lists that reveal hidden gems and unexpected connections throughout your library.

Want to discover every track in your collection produced by Rick Rubin? How about finding all those jazz collaborations between Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter? Or maybe unearth every Beatles cover? Smart Playlists makes it all possible with just a few clicks.

The magic doesn't stop there – these playlists evolve as your library grows. Add new music that matches your playlist criteria, and it automatically appears in your mix. Remove an album? The playlist adjusts accordingly. It's like having a personal music curator who never sleeps!

Best of all, creating Smart Playlists is addictively simple. Start from the sidebar's + icon, dive in through the Tracks browser, or explore via Genres – the choice is yours. The only limit is your imagination.

DISCOVER SMART PLAYLISTS

Titan Review: The Ultimate Roon Experience

After extensive hands-on testing, we've discovered what photos can't quite capture – Nucleus Titan isn't just a server, it's a masterpiece of engineering and design that transforms how you experience your music collection.

From its precision-machined enclosure crafted from a single piece of billet aluminum to its revolutionary thermal management system, Titan delivers performance that matches its stunning aesthetics. With a 36% CPU boost over its predecessor, 80% faster RAM, and silent operation, it handles massive libraries and multi-room streaming with effortless grace.

But Titan's real magic shines in daily use. Fast library loading, instant playback across multiple zones, seamless handling of extensive DSP tasks, and the ability to process thousands of new tracks while streaming – all without breaking a sweat. Whether you're managing a 100,000+ track library or running six simultaneous zones with upsampling, Titan remains unwaveringly stable and responsive.

For those seeking the pinnacle of Roon performance in a package beautiful enough to display proudly alongside their finest audio gear, Nucleus Titan stands alone.

EXPLORE TITAN

New Roon Ready gear

The Roon Ready family continues to grow with an exciting array of new certified devices! This month welcomes Activo's P1 portable player with its dual SABRE DACs, Cambridge Audio 's versatile EXN100, and EMM Labs' high-end DA2i with proprietary MDAC2? technology.

FiiO joins the lineup with their R11, while Heed Audio brings their elegant Abacus streaming DAC. Marantz 's Model 60n integrated amplifier delivers 60 watts of pure musical excellence, Matrix Audio debuts their precise MS-1 streamer, and Technics rounds out our newcomers with their sophisticated SC-CX700 wireless system.

Each of these devices ensures seamless integration with Roon, delivering the exceptional listening experience you deserve. Check out the blog to learn more!

SEE THE FULL LIST

Curated playlists from cozy to creepy

Whether you're in the mood for spine-tingling thrills or autumn tranquility, this month's playlists have got you covered. Curl up with Fireside Folk's intimate acoustic performances, or dare to dive into Horror Movie Magic's iconic cinematic scores.

Creepy Classical serves up masterpieces that embrace the mysterious and macabre, while our Leaves playlist drifts through gentle melodies perfect for contemplative moments. And for those embracing the season's spookier side, our Spooky playlist delivers the perfect mix of eerie and atmospheric tracks.

You'll find these handcrafted collections and more in the Playlists by Roon section of your homepage. Each one is expertly curated to match whatever mood strikes – from cozy to creepy and everything in between.

Happy listening!