Key for me in a streamer is the artwork shown on it’s display. Personally, apart from the Naim Uniti Atom, which is out of my price range, the displays that exist on various devices are too small.
Therefore I am planning to pick up a Mac Mini, connect it to a 10" screen (any bigger and it wouldn’t fit in the spare space in my setup) and use it as an endpoint, controlled by my iPhone.
I have a few iPads. and was wondering if there is a way to have an iPad as an endpoint, controlled by an iPhone? I can only select the iPad as an output source from the iPad itself and not the iPhone.
I like to listen to music led in on my bed, so having to reach for the iPad to control playback is a non-starter. It needs to be controlled by my iPhone.
When adding an iOS device as an endpoint with maybe dac connected, it defaults to a private zone and won’t show up on other devices, turn of the private setting and it should be visible
Wouldn’t it be better to hook up the iPhone as the end point and use the iPad to control it? At least as far as functionality. iPad will give you access to scrolling lyrics and creating focus bookmarks. I guess with iPad you can just leave it in place.
@wizardofoz I’m interested in this functionality, but I can’t figure out how to apply this. Any advice? Especially what I can configure. Roon display on an iOS device that turns on as soon as music starts playing would be THE bomb!
I think the question is, is it possible to just leave your ipad connected but ready to stream at all times? I believe currently you have to go unlock the ipad and launch roon… it would be cool if it was just ready to go always.
I don’t see any reason you can’t simply leave your iPad on and logged into the Roon app if that’s what you want to do. It would just be a Roon bridge to the connected DAC.
You mentioned the guided acces functionality in iOS. I can’t figure out how to do this and what options I can choose. I really like Roon display. What would be great is:
iOS device as Roon endpoint, always ready to play, as soon as music starts Roon display starts (in Safari).
Is this possible? When leaving the iOS device screen always on, doesn’t this affect de Retina display?
in settings use search to find guided access and it will get you there. basically turn it on and then when in the roon app triple click the home button on the iPad
failing that I suggest you google it in a youtube session to see how its done
I just tried this as well (with my Ipad+CCK3) but while it works perfectly, and indeed sounds a bit better, my Qutest DAC does not show up in the unfold chain? When the Chord DAC connected directly to my MacMini running Roon Core (via USB) the Qutest appears as a Roon endpoint in the audio chain. Am I doing something wrong?
I’m a little late to the party. I use my iPad as an end-point to connect to my HD800s and controlling it with my iPhone, everything is fine, but when I pause the music for a while and when I’m back I no longer see iPad as an end-point. I have to unlock the iPad and open Roon (or in some cases kill Roon and reopen again) in order to see iPad as an end-point again. Is there anyway that I can always have iPad as an endpoint available to me?
I use Mac mini as endpoint and control with my iPad. My Mini is connected to my 75" Sony TV. It gives me the option of using the iPad personally or the TV when there are others using the remote mouse on the iPad.
Really a great solution if you don’t live alone or like to sit back and view on the big screen.
I use my Mini for work and really have all I need for everything with the iPad and the Mini.
Just a thought depending on how you would use the Mini.
Personally, I have to use phone all day at work and am sick of staring at a small screen
