Core not visible as an Audio Zone

[Luke_Sinclair]

Roon Core Machine

macOS High Sierra 10.13.6
iMac 15,1 Core i5

Networking Gear & Setup Details

Connected Audio Devices

dietpi, chromecast, Sonos, PC, USB DAC

Number of Tracks in Library

N/A

Description of Issue

Hi. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
The Core used to appear as an audio zone option but no longer. All Roon endpoints are working perfectly - except for direct audio output from the imac with the Core installed.

(The imac will play Tidal to both the imac speaker and a USB connected DAC.)

[Martin_Webster]

Please share a screenshot of Settings > Audio. Thanks.

[Luke_Sinclair]

here… thanks Martin

[Martin_Webster]

Where’s the core? You should have a section under Connected to Core.

Also, there’s really no point hiding the private IP addresses.

What device was used for the screenshot?

[Luke_Sinclair]

Screenshot was taken from iMac with Core installed and running. ‘Connected to Core’ doesn’t appear.
Here is Settings - About screenshot from same machine…

[Wes]

Hi @Luke_Sinclair,

I was curious as to how things would look on my setup. Here’s a screenshot of what I see when I use my Nucleus as my core:

Here’s what I see when I use my Mac as my core:

Since the Nucleus is still on my network, its connected devices still show but settings>audio is absent of the verbiage “connected to core” when using the Mac Mini as a core.

Can you please verify your Mac System output under System Preferences > Sound and verify that you are seeing what Roon is seeing since that’s where Roon gets its information from.

Thanks,
Wes

[Luke_Sinclair]

Thanks Wes. My Mac sound output shows:

[Wes]

Hi @Luke_Sinclair,

So to clarify the existing issue, based on your description streaming works fine on your system output but not local files?

Thanks,
Wes

[Luke_Sinclair]

No, I cannot play anything directly from the mac running the core - neither it’s speakers nor usb dac

thanks

Luke