Hi fellow tinkerer. This is absolutely doable. In fact on my own setup, i’m able to use Alexa to switch on all required components and resume Roon playback automatically. I’m also able to search for an artist and start playing the tracks using Alexa.
My components:
- Roon running on a Windows 10 PC (on via WOL, off via powershell script, Roon control via custom Alexa skill)
- AV Receiver Pioneer VSX-921 (on/off, volume, input selection controlled via network interface)
- Klipsch R15-PM active speaker (on/off via cheap 433 MHz smart plug)
- 2 Echo Dots
- Infrared Remote Control (as an alternative to voice control for switching all components on/off)
Switching on/off is controlled by Pimatic. That’s a home automation software running on a Raspberry Pi 2. Controlling Roon is done by my Alexa Custom Skill, which i’ve already mentioned in the Alexa voice control thread.