Feature Request - Streaming to RoonBridge devices from other applications

[anon49565150]

I find Roon absolutely fantastic, but I would like to be able to stream other media sources to the various RoonBridge devices I have around the house: other streaming services than Tidal, youtube videos, various internet music providers…

I would like to be able to do this “seamlessly”.

So I was thinking that Roon should partner with some existing software providers to enable streaming from a PC, Mac, or other devices, to RoonBridge devices. Rogue Amoeba, for example, would be a good partner, as they offer a robust and well supported application for streaming to Chromecast/Airplay. Or Roon could even develop their own software. There are some open source applications that do that, and I am sure the investment would not be very high, and the potential rewards for us customers significant.

[anon49565150]

I am surprised nobody seems to find this request relevant.
I guess most switch inputs on their amps if they need to stream additional sources?

[philr]

This was already discussed here.

Roon as an output channel for other sources? Ugh, but maybe

@Danny What do you think of this crazy idea? So a friend emailed me some recordings, comparing his new upright bass with the old one. I wanted to listen through my quality headphones or the big speakers, so I started thinking of how I could feed that sound into Roon. I could RDP into the Windows NUC that runs Roon, and select the Meridian USB driver as the system output and start the mail program and play the audio – stupid idea in this particular case, I just saved the MP3 files onto disk on a…

[anon49565150]

Thanks! Hope something will materialize someday.
Maybe an extension into the API?