Dynaudio hub/connect as roon endpoint?

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I’m happy owner of Dynaudio Xeo 6 active speakers. Is there any chance that Dynaudio hub/connect become roon ready device?
Thanks

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Hi @lukiluke1,

I’m sure RoonLabs would love Dynaudio to support RAAT.

Do Dynaudio have a support site? If so may I recommend starting a “Roon Ready” campaign on there, if many Dynaudio customers lobby them to support RAAT then you wish may come a little sooner.

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I asked Dynaudio support team by email. Their response was very cautious and are not willing to provide information about any future product announcements.

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Hi,
It’s good that you asked and they replied … even though they would not comment, I hope they have recorded the interest.

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i agree…and i also mentioned some competitors that are already more open…

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I’ve had feedback (indirectly from my dealer who visited Dynaudio this week) that Roon (and MQA) are not a focus at the moment and “certainly not something that they will introduce to any existing models”. A shame as dispensing with the transport would be nice.

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I got impatient and started building a Roon extension to add some control to my Dynaudio Focus 400 XD & Connect system about a year ago.

The first thing I added (which IMHO should have worked out of the box) was Roon volume control. That way, I could control the speaker volume directly from Roon without any software volume control. Unfortunately, Dynaudio doesn’t let the host computer control the volume via the USB interface, so I had to use the network interface that’s used by the Dynaudio app (which someone on the internets had fortunately already reverse-engineered).

More recently, I’ve added automatic source selection so that when I start playing music from Roon, the USB input is selected. This was useful because before, after using any other input, I had to use the IR remote to select the USB input again.

Since Roon now software-unfolds MQA to 96Hz (which is also the Connect’s streaming limit), my solution is pretty much Roon ready, though of course, it requires some technical know-how to set up and there may still be a few bugs (e.g. only works with USB input for now).

Here’s the link to the extension for those who are ready to tinker:

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naepflin I just picked up a set of Xeo 10 for my desk and this is great solution for me since grabbing the remote to change the volume is a PIA, thanks!