Hiort wrote:

Sound distributed from TV to M3 and M5 but there is only a link indication on TV and M5.

I have added the issue to the list: /forum/general-discussion-and-questions/fyi-for-bampo-corporate#post-1915706

That's a limited Room use case, but yes.

You can stream to Roon endpoints using Airplay (2), Chromecast, or Roon's RAAT streaming protocol, but not mix and match.

If you want to stream using Roon's protocol, it would be useful if the B&O speakers were Roon ready in the fuller sense.

If Roon readiness was integrated into B&O products, even to the extent of allowing a BS 2 for ex to tap to join, that would be awesome.

But yes, I take the point - B&O products are not unusable with Roon.

Millemissen wrote:

Sandyb wrote:

B&O should j u st add Roon capability.

Just wondering what you mean by that?

Since quite a while now Roon has been supporting Chromecast devices as an endpoint.

Just use Roon and the B&O devices and you are done....if you want to skip the Bang &Olufsen app.

MM

Sandyb wrote:

That's a limited Room use case, but yes.

You can stream to Roon endpoints using Airplay (2), Chromecast, or Roon's RAAT streaming protocol, but not mix and match.

If you want to stream using Roon's protocol, it would be useful if the B&O speakers were Roon ready in the fuller sense.

If Roon readiness was integrated into B&O products, even to the extent of allowing a BS 2 for ex to tap to join, that would be awesome.

But yes, I take the point - B&O products are not unusable with Roon.

Okay, you want the B&O devices to be Roon Ready (supporting the RAAT protocol natively).

A nice gift for christimas.....which I personally don’t think ever will be delievered - the vast majority of the B&O device owners won’t even have heard of Roon.

Well, they could decide to deliever.......in order for the few to have that as an option too - I just don’t see that coming.

But maybe I am looking in the wrong crystal ball.......we’ll see.

If Roon can use an AirPlay device as an end point, you should be able to join in to that seession from another B&O audio device, since the Bang & Olufsen protocol (with the right settings) is able to distribute AirPlay from one device to another.

Did you try that?

And if yes, is there any delay, when distributing the sound?

MM

Millemissen wrote:

Okay, you want the B&O devices to be Roon Ready (supporting the RAAT protocol natively).

A nice gift for christimas.....which I personally don’t think ever will be delievered - the vast majority of the B&O device owners won’t even have heard of Roon.

Well, they could decide to deliever.......in order for the few to have that as an option too - I just don’t see that coming.

But maybe I am looking in the wrong crystal ball.......we’ll see.

If Roon can use an AirPlay device as an end point, you should be able to join in to that seession from another B&O audio device, since the Bang & Olufsen protocol (with the right settings) is able to distribute AirPlay from one device to another.

Did you try that?

And if yes, is there any delay, when distributing the sound?

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

This aside, one should also know that a Roon license is rather expensive:

You don't buy Roon, you subscribe to it for $119 a year.

Alternatively, you can purchase a lifetime license for a one-time payment of $699.

MM

Millemissen wrote:

This aside, one should also know that a Roon license is rather expensive:

You don't buy Roon, you subscribe to it for $119 a year.

Alternatively, you can purchase a lifetime license for a one-time payment of $699 .

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

Nothing against Roon basicly.

But why should people who just want to listen to (internet) radio or music from a streaming setvice often controlled via the Google Assistant want to fiddle with the somewhat power hungry Roon server on a pc or a nas (or even buy one of the dedicated devices)?

If we are talking about a setup with a set of BL50/90 that could make sense - the owners of these speakers often tent to use locally based music (on a NAS or pc) combined with one of the music services that boast about offering highres files.

I guess we can agree that native Roon support for the B&O devices isn’t that important for the majority of the costumers, or?

A while ago there were some ‘rumours’ about a B&O project for a ‘new audio platform’.

We still have to learn about that - whether it’s just a rumour or a real thing......maybe they are not that insular in the end.

Millemissen wrote:

A while ago there were some ‘rumours’ about a B&O project for a ‘new audio platform’.

Hopefully not, after Beosound 5, Beosound Moment and now the Bang & Olufsen App disasters I do not hope, that Bang&Olufsen starts a new software development project to burn more money. Before they need to exchange the whole software development team, because these people proofed now several time that they are not able to develop reliable software.
A more efficient way in my eyes would be to go with a company, that are able to develop software, for example Roon Labs. 

And Roon Labs offer with RAAT a multiroom protocol. I do not know what protocol currently is used by Bang&Olufsen for multiroom, but I guess it is licensed and they have to pay license fee for it. So they could even safe money on this side.

@mm08642

What keeps you interested in B&O.....just wondering?

P.S. My setup works fine - I use the app every day.

MM

The memory of the good old days and the hope that B&O might still manage the turnaround after all.