Apple Devices Failing to Enable CoreAudio/System Audio in Roon (ref#LAEI40)

Hi! What’s not quite right with Roon?

· None of the above quite fits

None of the above quite fits

· None of these quite match

Tell us what's going on

· CoreAudio & system audio devices not enabling / Stuck trying to enable

I have a number of Apple Devices which recently (last two weeks) have, first, lost their connection (via Roon) to their outputs and now get stuck or fail to enable the CoreAudio or System audio devices.

Mac Mini 1 - Apple M2Pro running Tahoe 26.3
Mac Mini 2 - Apple M4Pro running Tahoe 26.3
iPad Pro running iPadOS 17.7.10
ROCK is running on an Intel NUC using Version 2.59 (build 1625) earlyaccess

The Mac Mini's all run Bitdefender. The M2Pro is connected over Wifi (Netgear Orbi Pro) and the M4Pro is hardwired to the router. iPad is connected via Wifi.

ROCK is hardwired into the Router.

I have tried the following:
- resetting (toggling) the Local Network access for each of the Mac Mini devices
- reinstalling Roon on each of the Mac Mini devices
- removing and re-adding Roon & RAATServer to the firewall rules
- after each of the changes above - restarting the ROCK

Tell us about your home network

· Router - TP LINK HB810
into a Orbi PRO SXR80 mesh network

You need to update Roon to 2.60 on your NUC. Early access 2.59 is not compatible with 2.60 controllers because they expect Roon Bridge 2.60. You can see more in:

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Hello @C_eaton1892

Thanks for sharing your issue here.

What @DDPS said is correct.

Having different versions of Roon installed across your devices can lead to compatibility issues, as backward compatibility is not always guaranteed.

You will need to either roll back your ROCK to the production build or enroll your remotes in Early Access so that all devices are on the same version.

You can find instructions on how to enroll in Early Access or roll back to production here: Roon Early Access Program

Please let us know if you have any questions about this process.

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Thanks DDPS and alex_h - resolved. Greatly appreciate your speedy direction and links.

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