Is there any chance you could consider adding Roon ARC support to your streamers? Since they’re already Roon Ready, they currently require the Roon server to be on the same local network.
My Rose RS150B is at my office, while my main Roon server is at my home. If ARC worked directly through the streamer, I could access my home library anytime, anywhere—without having to AirPlay from my iPhone. That would be incredible flexibility and convenience, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who’d love it.
Right now, I can stream via Roon ARC on my iPhone and AirPlay 2 to the unit, but it would be great to have this functionality natively—especially for times when I’m away from the office but want music playing there.
Thank you very much for considering this enhancement!
Welcome Tom, great question!
It will likely be both a Rose and a Roon thing. I’d prefer ARC to also have streaming capabilities to cast to e.g. Chromecast devices, in order to use the app and my NAS music collection elsewhere. Now, Roon forces me to resort to using e.g. Qobuz…
I have forwarded your inquiry about adding the Roon ARC feature to our software team.
They will review the request, and if it is technically feasible, they will consider adding it in a future update.
They informed me that they will provide a response after their review.
As soon as I receive their reply, I will get back to you immediately.
I see here primarily one problem:
RoonLabs updates the ARC client nearly once a month and older versions are mostly not compatible with the current Roon version.
For example the A&K DAPs (also based on a more or less closed android) have the problems, that ARC is not really working after a Roon update.
So Rose must willing in updating the app in their store regularly.
The bigger problem is that due to Rose’s non-standard screen size ratio only Rose’s own apps can run on it in any kind of acceptable manner. ARC is developed by Roon and chances of them developing a custom version just for Rose are rather slim.
Currently, there are no plans to support the Roon ARC feature.
We will review its technical feasibility in the future and decide whether to add support based on that evaluation.