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Streaming Content Preferences
Volume Limits
What are volume limits? Why are they important? Volume limits are a way to place volume restrictions within Roon so that the volume never goes above or below a certain range. This is a great way to prevent dangerous volume levels that may harm your ...
Conversion To PCM
Introduction Roon is capable of reading DSD files and playing DSD to audio devices, but there are many situations where something that started out as DSD will turn into PCM before reaching the audio device. This article should help give some insight ...
DSD to PCM Settings
Overview Roon supports a couple of settings related to DSD to PCM conversion. This is a technical explanation of what they do and why they are needed. You can find the DSD to PCM settings at the bottom of the Audio tab in Roon's settings window. DSD ...
Exclusive Mode
The Exclusive Mode setting tells Roon to take exclusive control of your audio device. During this time, it can't be shared with other applications. This allows Roon to precisely control every aspect of the playback without any interference from the ...

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