· Hello, I purchased the Fosi Audio S3 Lite on Amazon. After connecting the device to my LAN, the Fosi Audio S3 Lite appears under "Roon Ready" in Roon's Settings/Audio section; however, attempting to enable it results in a message stating that the manufacturer has not yet completed certification for the device. Yet, the official Fosi Audio website claims the S3 Lite is Roon Ready. Is the certification actually in place, or are Fosi Audio and Amazon misleading customers? How can I update Roon to enable the Fosi Audio S3 Lite?
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· I use a fiber-optic connection and an Orange Funbox 7 router manufactured by Sagemcom; also known as Livebox 7, FB7, or Sagemcom CS 50001). A TP-LINK TL-SG108 gigabit switch is connected to the router via a LAN cable, and the Fosi Audio S3 Lithe and Intel NUC8BEH2 (i3-8109U, 8 GB RAM, Iris+, 256 GB M.2, Wi-Fi/BT, Thunderbolt 3) are connected to the switch—also via LAN cables. The NUC runs the Roon ROCK (Roon Optimized Core Kit) server, using operating system version 2.1 (build 271) on the production channel. I do not use a VPN.
The only source of truth is the Roon Partners page, and if you search for Fosi you will find that no product has a certification:
It is common that manufacturers jump the gun, perhaps for various reasons like print deadlines, marketing plays, or whatever.
Roon Labs will not comment on the certification progress of a device (quite sensibly, e.g. because they can’t know when a manufacturer finishes implementation of required changes, or simply because a public pissing match between themselves and the manufacturer isn’t good for anyone).
Your best bet is asking the manufacturer. They may not know or want to comment either, but in any case it’s them who made a premature claim and caused the confusion.
The S3 lite will be Roon ready soon, see the reply above from Fosi product management. This was a message from last Thursday. The S3 is already Roon ready, so this won’t take long.
The Fosi S3 Lite is not yet Roon Ready, and it is currently undergoing certification. Once it is officially Roon Ready, please reboot your Roon Server twice so it can pick up the change and start working. If you run into any issues after the official release, let us know then, thank you!
