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Old 07-04-2017, 04:16 PM
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I initially started with MOG several years ago and it had the best music curation abilities but unfortunately it was rolled up into Beats and then Apple Music (I think). I moved to Tidal when I changed to Roon, but I think the music curation from Roon/Tidal is pretty abysmal. If you use Roon, I have not yet figured out how to play music similar to a particular group. If you pick Dave Matthews, it will play a few limited selections/artists from your library, but not undiscovered music from Tidal's extensive library. Also, the music from Tidal seems to be weighted heavily towards Hip Hop for playlists, etc. I understand who owns it, and perhaps I am not their target demographic, but it would be nice to have some filters to apply.
Roon is fabulous for exploring music you are currently playing. It gives you the option to explore the producer, band mates, artists that have collaborated with the currently playing artist. It just is a little weak regarding a set it and forget it mode.
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