timothyhuber
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The deteriorating Google casting infrastructure is a large part of why I bought two Pro+ streamers. Can't really blame ROON for that.
WiiM Pro Plus - now ROON ready and certified
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I use a music streamer for my Roon server and use Qobuz through Roon normally too, out of convenience. When I bought the WiiM Pro Plus I was under the impression it was already Roon ready. Maybe my mistake to not go through the fine print but it was not very obvious when I bought it. So every day that passes the WiiM is a black brick except I stream directly from Qobuz. I have no intention to use Chromecast or squeezebox and tinker around. So pardon my impatience. No feedback to what is going on with the update doesn't help me either. My old streamer broke so I cannot just go back.From memory, WiiM have released firmware updates over a weekend before, but as anyone who has been a user for a while knows WiiM‘s targets are often optimistic. So what if it’s a couple of days or a week later than they had originally hoped? It’s like having children in the back of the car continually asking “are we there yet”?
BucYouUp68
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Roon Certified, not Roon ready until it shows up in audio devices in Roon. I would not be a happy camper if I had bought this and it did not show in Roon.
Brantome
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Thus comes to an end my Mighty Wiim Pro and its solo Roon Ready victory. 
It was a great year and it truly sounds excellent running TOSLINK into my RME ADI-2 Dac with my tube monoblocks.
The Dac can run up to 192K no problem.
(The shielding as I've learned with my glass optical cable is beneficial versus coax and the benefit with using a LPS to the WiiM Pro helps too.)
So, to the WiiM Pro Plus, welcome to the party, pal!
It was a great year and it truly sounds excellent running TOSLINK into my RME ADI-2 Dac with my tube monoblocks.
The Dac can run up to 192K no problem.
(The shielding as I've learned with my glass optical cable is beneficial versus coax and the benefit with using a LPS to the WiiM Pro helps too.)
So, to the WiiM Pro Plus, welcome to the party, pal!
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Brantome
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Won’t do a thing. Your device will get the update when it’s available for it, restarting won’t expedite that.and all goin' crazy now....
restart your machines, ladies and gents
i'm joking...since my post about roon ready seems that everyone wen't crazy....
BucYouUp68
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Where are you located, Country?
Western Canada
Brantome
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There’s no discernable pattern as to who gets it when…
..which is a shame . It should be available when it's ready, for everyone, on demand. I'm happy the Pro+ is finally Roon Ready and the update will arrive soon. But in a broader context I think it's not done to push updates without user consent, at an unknown moment.
Think Apple: it is not that difficult. Notify the user an update is available, and let the user choose to update as his/her discretion.
. It should be available when it's ready, for everyone, on demand. I'm happy the Pro+ is finally Roon Ready and the update will arrive soon. But in a broader context I think it's not done to push updates without user consent, at an unknown moment.Think Apple: it is not that difficult. Notify the user an update is available, and let the user choose to update as his/her discretion.
Brantome
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An Apple and oranges comparison
Apple are massively bigger than WiiM and have the backend server architecture to support a model such as you suggest. And as you see, the WiiM Home app pop up does give the option to ”Upgrade” or decline via “Not now” when the upgrade is available for your device.
Apple are massively bigger than WiiM and have the backend server architecture to support a model such as you suggest. And as you see, the WiiM Home app pop up does give the option to ”Upgrade” or decline via “Not now” when the upgrade is available for your device.
The WiiM community is way way smaller than Apple's.. So server capacity should not be an issue. And not everyone would update at the same time if you make it a user choice, so I don't see this as a problem.
You say you have the option to upgrade or decline: yes, that is what I remember from some time ago. However, the last WiiM Pro and WiiM Pro + updates on my devices (I have 4) where done without my consent. Overnight, at random. I just got the message after the update had been done automatically. I do not see any setting to turn that off. That's my point: pushed updates without user consent are bad practice.
You say you have the option to upgrade or decline: yes, that is what I remember from some time ago. However, the last WiiM Pro and WiiM Pro + updates on my devices (I have 4) where done without my consent. Overnight, at random. I just got the message after the update had been done automatically. I do not see any setting to turn that off. That's my point: pushed updates without user consent are bad practice.
CrystalGipsy
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Got the update but it appears the Wiim lies to Roon. I have PEQ active and not 100% volume which is controlled in the digital realm. Yet no sign of it in Roons Signal path. Should appear after RAAT.
please ask in the Roon forum
Brantome
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Raise a ticket to WiiM and see what they say
