# rooExtend-Box: Plug-And-Play for Roon Extensions

**URL:** <https://community.roonlabs.com/t/rooextend-box-plug-and-play-for-roon-extensions/220912>\
**Category:** rooExtend\
**Created:** [November 1, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/rooextend-box-plug-and-play-for-roon-extensions/220912 "2022-11-01T17:37:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrCWO](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/drcwo/32/108423_2.png) [@DrCWO](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/DrCWO)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/rooextend-box-plug-and-play-for-roon-extensions/220912/194 "2024-04-03T17:04:04Z")

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Hi Wolfgang and welcome to the forum.  
I’m happy to hear you like what I’m doing 😃

> [@urobauer](#):
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> 1. I’m looking for a way to play SACD’s and CD’s directly via Roon’s DSP’s without ripping them.  
> In addition to the “Coaxial” and “Optical” digital outputs, my Accuphase DP-570 also has “HS-Link” (an Accuphase-specific interface that can also output DSD data via an Ethernet cable).  
> Would it be possible to use the “RooPlay” extension for this (with the help of adapters) in some way?

SACDs are copy protected and cannot be read by a USB CD-Drive like the Apple Superdrive that I recommend for rooPlay. You can only playback CDs with it.

For playing SACDs you need a SACD audio player that outputs the SACD data in high resolution via ist Optical output. Most players limit its Optical output to 48kHz. If your Accuphase DP-570 also limits it I don’t know.

I know two SACD players that transmit 24/88.2 if you playback SACDs.

- Pioneer BDP150 and
- Pioneer BDP 450

Probably there are others but I don’t know.

Using such a SACD player you can route its Optical output to the **Optical to USB Converter** [mentioned here](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/rooplay-from-lp-cd-and-iphone-to-roon/209110/82). Connect this to the rooExtend-Box you can stream your SACDs via rooPlay and the Roon DSPs without ripping.

> [@urobauer](#):
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> 1. As a developer of the room correction software “AudioVolver”, are you planning a corresponding implementation in RooExtend in the future?

The answer is Yes. Will come some day. The algorithms are already in my dev pipeline but I want to build a better and easier to use product as Acourate and this will take some time…

> [@urobauer](#):
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> 1. Can you tell me if the “RooHead” extension supports my Hifiman HE1000 Stealth headphones?  
> Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a database that provides information about this.

It does 😁 👍  
 ![image](https://roon-community-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/5/7/5574d317c17fd489dd0100808b26d367b786bb1d.png)

Best DrCWO

EDIT:  
You can also connect the USB port of the rooExtend-Box to the USB input of the Accuphase DP-570. In this configuration you can use the DP-570 as DAC for Roon. If you are lucky it also offers its digital signal from the transport directly via USB 😉  
This idea came from a chart I saw that the DP-570 allows to loop in a voicing processor. It can be done in a way that Optical Out goes to the voicing processor and the returning optical signal is connected to the input of the DP-570. So playing a CD or SACD the signal ist transferred via the external voicing processor to the DAC. Maybe this also works via USB???

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