Klipsch Stream vs Roon ARC

The Klipsch Stream App gives you access and full control of your Klipsch Stream Wireless Multi-Room Audio system, delivering high resolution streaming audio to any room of your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled sound bar, wireless speaker, tabletop stereo speaker system, or wifi amplifier is located. Using the Klipsch Stream app on your phone or tablet, easily select the room(s) you want to listen to music in and select the source you want to listen to. Choose from a variety of internet streaming radio stations, content stored on your phone/tablet, content stored on a network attached storage drive, or even your CD player or turntable (when connected to the Klipsch Gate or Powergate product). The Klipsch Stream app easily allows you to set up and name the rooms in your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled products are located and gives you full control of volume. Choose one room or stream to them all at once for a complete multi-room audio experience. The Klipsch Stream App gives you access and full control of your Klipsch Stream Wireless Multi-Room Audio system, delivering high resolution streaming audio to any room of your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled sound bar, wireless speaker, tabletop stereo speaker system, or wifi amplifier is located. Using the Klipsch Stream app on your phone or tablet, easily select the room(s) you want to listen to music in and select the source you want to listen to. Choose from a variety of internet streaming radio stations, content stored on your phone/tablet, content stored on a network attached storage drive, or even your CD player or turntable (when connected to the Klipsch Gate or Powergate product). The Klipsch Stream app easily allows you to set up and name the rooms in your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled products are located and gives you full control of volume. Choose one room or stream to them all at once for a complete multi-room audio experience. The app offers built-in streaming options: stream from worldwide music services; use AM/FM and Internet radio, connect to DLNA servers, or play anything from your device's music library, including your iTunes playlists. The app automatically organizes and indexes the music for you. The app also handles set-up for your speakers, and gives you full control of volume and speaker selection. Choose one, set up speaker groups, or stream to all of them at once. Manage speaker groups for Spotify Connect, too. Please note that the Klipsch Stream app is the companion app to Klipsch Stream Wireless Multi-Room Audio products or other DTS® Play-Fi® enabled products and is not intended as a standalone application.

*** Roon ARC requires a valid Roon subscription *** ARC puts the best possible on-the-go music experience in your pocket and lets you enjoy your Roon library and all of Roon's immersive features wherever you are in the world. ARC is a custom-built streaming service powered by your Roon system at home. Explore your complete collection of artists, albums, playlists, and personal music files, plus TIDAL, Qobuz, and KKBOX streams. Discover added content from Roon's music experts and smart features, such as staff-curated playlists, Daily Mixes, New Releases for You, personalized recommendations, and Roon Radio. You can add albums to your collection, build playlists, set favorites, create tags, and more, just as you can in Roon. Offline listening lets you download your personal music files to keep the music playing wherever your adventures take you – even if you're off the grid entirely. ARC offers remote access to Roon's captivating library of in-depth artist bios and album articles, revealing the stories that take us deep into the heart of our favorite music. And there's more… Ready to hit the road? Your Roon library is too! Roon's browsing and discovery features fully integrate into your car's controls for safe and convenient playback. With ARC within easy reach of the wheel, every road you take is a journey in sound. ARC makes the driver's seat feel like your listening chair at home. ARC is designed to look and feel just like Roon. You get the same intuitive, aesthetically rich Roon interface you know and love, fully optimized for your phone. No more switching between streaming apps; ARC compiles all your music in one place for easy access and maximum enjoyment. And now, Roon's audio shaping suite and pristine sound quality have arrived in ARC - with bold styling never before seen in a mobile app! MUSE delivers the precision audio control of Roon when you're on the go or running a streamlined mobile setup with ARC. It places radically unique EQ handling, optimized balance control, precision volume leveling, FLAC, DSD & MQA support, crossfeed, headroom management, and sample rate conversion in the palm of your hand. You can customize sonic qualities to your specific tastes with MUSE, then save or apply them with a few clicks. To top it all off, MUSE even remembers your presets and reapplies them when you reconnect to a known device. The MUSE Signal Path display provides complete audio signal transparency as the music flows through your device - from source media all the way to your speakers. ARC offers artful design, sound quality, and a music listening experience unmatched by any other music app. Best of all, it's included free with your Roon subscription.