Fidelia Remote vs Roon

Fidelia Remote is the free companion to Fidelia — the audiophile music player for Mac. Fidelia plays your music bit-perfect: no compression, no quality loss, no subscription, and full support for FLAC, DSD, and hi-res formats. Remote puts that player in your hand — browse your library and command playback from anywhere in the house, on iPhone or iPad. Rebuilt from the ground up — now with Audio Unit plugin control. What you can do: - Browse your full Fidelia library — artists, albums, playlists, and songs - Control playback — play, pause, skip, seek, and volume - See what's playing, with full album artwork - Switch shuffle and repeat modes - Toggle Fidelia's three Audio Unit effect slots on or off — set up your plugins on the Mac, then bypass or re-engage them from your phone, mid-session - Play Fidelia's internet radio — browse and start stations, with a live indicator while one's on air Auto-discovers Fidelia on your local network via Bonjour. No accounts, no setup, no configuration — open the app and your Mac appears. Fidelia Remote works with Fidelia 2.x on a Mac on the same Wi-Fi network. New to Fidelia? Find the audiophile player for Mac on the Mac App Store, then reach for your phone.

*** The Roon experience requires a Roon Server on your network. *** The Roon App is another controller for your Roon Server. You browse and play your music library on over 1,000 compatible audio devices, and provides a seamless in-home connection. You can install the free Roon App on as many devices as you like. What is Roon? The very best way to experience your music: Roon reshapes the way you browse and explore music. Powered by rich metadata, Roon's interface invites you on a new journey of musical discovery every time you log in. Your music library becomes the starting point on a vast map of performers, composers, influences, and genres. Follow the path emanating from the music you love to discover exciting new sounds and reconnect with long-forgotten favorites. You can delve even deeper through lyrics, artist photos, bios, reviews, and tour dates - then continue the journey with recommendations specifically tailored to your tastes and listening habits. Listen anywhere, on all your gear: Roon lets you play from your collection of music files and TIDAL, Qobuz, and KKBOX libraries on thousands of Roon Ready, Airplay, Chromecast, and USB devices from one app inside your home. Meanwhile, Roon ARC provides access, playback, and precision audio control for your entire Roon music library directly from your phone, wherever you are in the world. Flawless playback. Everywhere, every time: Roon is built to ensure your music sounds perfect every time you hit play, no matter where you are. Roon guarantees the best possible sound quality from every piece of audio gear - our MUSE sound engine delivers bit-perfect playback, exhaustive format support, and precision audio control for a fully customizable and flawless listening experience. From headphones to your home hi-fi, and everything in between.