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Important Changes to how Roon interacts with your Roon Ready devices:

Dear Roon subscriber,

When we first started our Roon Ready certification program, our goal was to provide a way for our customers to know that they were getting the best possible experience with their audio devices. People have come to trust Roon Ready devices to not only sound great, but work seamlessly in their homes with Roon.

In an effort to continue making Roon Ready a reliable, trustworthy signifier of quality, we are implementing some changes to what happens when a Roon Ready device has not completed the certification process.

What is changing?
Starting September 21st, Roon Ready devices that are uncertified will no longer have the ability to be enabled on the Audio Settings screen. When this change is made, uncertified devices will be discoverable, but cannot be Enabled for use with Roon.

Why is it changing?
The Roon Ready certification allows people to trust that they’re getting the best quality possible, but when products are prematurely released before their certification is complete, that trust is undermined. Not only can it create problematic situations for all parties involved, it hurts the reputation of the entire Roon Ready program.

How will this impact me?
  • If your device is Enabled in Roon’s settings, it will stay Enabled. But if you Disable the device, you will not be able to Enable it again after September 21st.
  • If you purchase a device that is not certified as Roon Ready, you will not be able to Enable it for use after September 21st.
What do you need to do?
  • Avoid Disabling the device after September 21st
  • Contact your device’s manufacturer to make sure that they are working to complete their Roon Ready certification.
We do not have a mechanism for grandfathering specific products, so when we flip the switch on September 21st, it flips for everyone at once.

We hope that taking these steps will ensure that Roon Ready continues to be a sign of quality for our customers. While we can’t comment on specific certifications that are in progress, please reach out to us if you have any questions.

If you have any questions, please head over to the Roon Community.


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thyname
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Because Innuos never held themselves as “Roon Ready” device. Please read the Roon language and definition. I know it can be confusing for non-Roon subscribers.

The recent move from Roon targets those manufacturers who falsely claimed Roon Ready status. And rightly so. Innuos never did that. It falls under “bridge” definition.

Let me know if you are a Roon subscriber and Innuos owner (either one) and I can expand further on this for you. What Innuos device do you own? 
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My understanding is only the devices that were advertising as "Roon Ready" but were in fact, not Roon-Ready certified, will be affected. 

I have owned Innuos since 2018, and they never claimed to be Roon Ready. 

Bottom line is, Roon themselves via their chief tech support guy Dylan confirmed that Innuos will NOT be affected. That's enough for me to not worry about this any longer.
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Solution found: https://community.roonlabs.com/t/a-fix-for-uncertified-roon-ready-devices/120426
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OK. Let me pose the question another way: Are you a Roon subscriber, and what device do you use as a Roon endpoint? Answer this, and I can tell you with 100% certainty about your situation. Good?

Otherwise, why do you worry? Please help me understand the severity of your concerns 
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grannyring5,281 posts09-09-2020 2:26pmYou are correct. I sense Innuos has known about this and trust they will come though.  Good company.

Nothing to worry about. I asked Dylan from Roon directly at Roon forums, and this is what he wrote me back:

dylanDylan CaudillRoon Labs: Manager, Technical Support12m thyname:

Does it affect Innuos devices?

No, you will still be able to use Roon with Innuos devices.
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Yes. Because your Pi is technically a Bridge. Not a Roon Ready endpoint. No RAAT requiring certification, Therefore this new rule does not apply.

And not free. You are paying for Roon sub
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thyname
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I am very sorry. Two weeks for free. So 100 email accounts times two weeks is almost a year free. Or whatever the math is 😉 So almost free 😉
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thyname
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If you don’t own any Innuos device, why worry? Do you even have Roon? Why is this relevant to you?
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thyname
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oK. Sure. This entire exchange of ours is let’s just say heavenly 😂😂
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As I said: Innuos owners have nothing to worry. I further asked for confirmation from the Roon CTO, Danny Dulai, and I got it. Innuos devices are NOT affected. Period. I wish I could post screenshots here.
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I am shocked I am saying this, but I agree fully with what Dow Jones just said
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Except for my posts now sound totally inexplicable after the guy I was trying to help deleted all his posts for some reason
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