WiiM Pro Plus - now ROON ready and certified
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CrystalGipsy
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Would be nice to get this soon.
Brantome
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Good spot, only checked yesterday and it wasn’t.
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Why’s the Plus both Roon Ready and Roon Tested, while the Pro is just Roon Ready?
A question I asked me since I've seen the certification.
As far as I knew since years is that "Roon Tested" says every component connected via USB is identified as kind of soundcard and will work with Roon. Did I miss that the Plus has an USB not only for power??
As far as I knew since years is that "Roon Tested" says every component connected via USB is identified as kind of soundcard and will work with Roon. Did I miss that the Plus has an USB not only for power??
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It was likely Roon tested at the off using Chromecast so must have passed that with flying colours as it has the nice artwork. Some devices they ask to test all bits. Roon Ready is very different as it’s using Roons RAAT SDK in the device and its API not another protocol like Chromecast where the functionality is different. Roon Ready has a lot of other stuff for reporting back, artwork metadata, power management etc.
So, this is a far better explanation and I've learned again that not only the USB is the reason.
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Roon tested covers Airplay and Chromecast over network and USB for DACs and Amps with a USB input. Roon has no control of CC of Airplay as they are proprietary streaming protocols so has limited reporting back to Roon.
Brantome
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If you missed it, then so did I
I don’t think it has…
Brantome
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If memory serves me with the Pro, it was about a week later.
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Roon Tested is the most useless certification anyway. It would just apply to any DAC, that is recognised as bitperfect through USB (ASIO or WASAPI) in Audio settings. I'm not sure why any company would pay for this. Even if I have a a little idea...
Why, then, the WiiM Pro is Roon Tested without any USB input whatsoever? I don't know...
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No one pays for it at all certification doesnt lcost them anything but shipping nor do they charge for Roon Ready certification. No licensing charges. It’s tested you know it will work as advertised not all DACs work well across all OS platforms. It’s up to the vendors if they want it, it’s a marketing checkbox for sure but it’s doesn’t break the bank to get it.Roon Tested is the most useless certification anyway. It would just apply to any DAC, that is recognised as bitperfect through USB (ASIO or WASAPI) in Audio settings. I'm not sure why any company would pay for this. Even if I have a a little idea...
Why, then, the WiiM Pro is Roon Tested without any USB input whatsoever? I don't know...
And it also applies to non RAAT streaming protocols. Airplay, Chromecast, Sonos, Kef streaming, Linns Songcast to name a few. Wiim PP is Roon Tested for Chromecast
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Hi! It looks like you got an early peek Good news! WiiM Pro Plus has been officially certified, and we'll make our official announcement tomorrow. We'll start releasing the update in batches starting tomorrow and through the weekend.
Note: WiiM Pro Plus and WiiM Pro will both have the Roon Ready and Roon Tested badges on the Roon website.
Here's the reasoning from Roon:
Roon Ready certification means that the device is using RAAT (Roon Advanced Audio Transport) as its streaming protocol. RAAT is the way music gets from the Roon Server (Nucleus, PC, etc.) to the endpoint (WiiM Pro).
Roon Tested devices receive music in Roon via Airplay, Chromecast, and/or USB, instead of RAAT.
A device usually has both Roon Ready and Tested certification which allows users to have more flexibility overall, and especially when grouping devices.
Good news! WiiM Pro Plus has been officially certified, and we'll make our official announcement tomorrow. We'll start releasing the update in batches starting tomorrow and through the weekend.Note: WiiM Pro Plus and WiiM Pro will both have the Roon Ready and Roon Tested badges on the Roon website.
Here's the reasoning from Roon:
Roon Ready certification means that the device is using RAAT (Roon Advanced Audio Transport) as its streaming protocol. RAAT is the way music gets from the Roon Server (Nucleus, PC, etc.) to the endpoint (WiiM Pro).
Roon Tested devices receive music in Roon via Airplay, Chromecast, and/or USB, instead of RAAT.
A device usually has both Roon Ready and Tested certification which allows users to have more flexibility overall, and especially when grouping devices.
Brantome
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Well you know how keen Roon users are to get Pro Plus certification, and how they scour the ‘net for any sources of infoHi! It looks like you got an early peek
Any news on other projects or features WiiM might be working on?
CrystalGipsy
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No but it would have worked via Chromecast or Airplay just the same, you would not get the nice artwork or the official stamp of approval.
Sorry but when is "tomorrow", which time is it?Hi! It looks like you got an early peek
Note: WiiM Pro Plus and WiiM Pro will both have the Roon Ready and Roon Tested badges on the Roon website.
Here's the reasoning from Roon:
Roon Ready certification means that the device is using RAAT (Roon Advanced Audio Transport) as its streaming protocol. RAAT is the way music gets from the Roon Server (Nucleus, PC, etc.) to the endpoint (WiiM Pro).
Roon Tested devices receive music in Roon via Airplay, Chromecast, and/or USB, instead of RAAT.
A device usually has both Roon Ready and Tested certification which allows users to have more flexibility overall, and especially when grouping devices.
CrystalGipsy
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Tomorrow never comes!!
