Samsung subsidiary HARMAN acquires popular music streaming platform Roon

HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has acquired Roon, a popular music management, discovery, and streaming platform. Roon will operate as a standalone Harman business with its existing team, Samsung said in a press release on Tuesday.

"The team at Roon shares our passion in bringing exceptional sound and connectivity to music lovers as they browse, discover, and listen at home and on the go. We are looking forward to welcoming Roon, whose impressive talent will join the HARMAN family and bolster our already robust engineering capabilities," said Dave Rogers, President, Lifestyle Division, HARMAN.

Roon features a rich interface for browsing and discovering music and a playback engine designed to deliver the best possible sound. Compatible with almost any audio device, Roon is available for all popular operating systems and also manufactures hardware server appliances called Nucleus.

"Our team is ecstatic to join HARMAN, a visionary company that has been leading the audio industry forward for decades. By combining forces with HARMAN, Roon gains the incredible scale, resources, and reach of a global technology leader, while maintaining our independence to invest in the business's growth and future. We look forward to continuing to bring our advanced data management, SaaS expertise, and consumer engagement capabilities to our broad ecosystem of partners, as we join forces with HARMAN to deliver even greater audio experiences to our customers," said Enno Vandermeer, CEO of Roon.