Ok, I’ll bite… ARC → Airplay → DAC??? Really bro? And BTW, it only acts as a backup for tracks I downloaded to ARC. Really? Are you serious?
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Silly stipulation.
Why the heck not?
We all (most) have local files. Why in the world would ROON even consider this to be outside the requirements for use whether internet is active or not?
The specifications and requirements gathering of this simple delivery needs serious consideration.
And if this is required then implement it across all builds even ones prior to V2. 0
Really silly.
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At the minimum, we should at least have an option to go off line for a period of time if connection can not be found.
For example, 2 weeks with monthly subs, 1 month with lifetime sub if license abuse and data base sync is the concern.
To say not too many users complaint is rather miss leading, I would bet 90% of the user doesn’t even know Roon 2.0 need consistent internet connection to function, till their internet is cut off.
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This to me is a contradictory statement. How are you resilient to internet outages and not guarantee resilience at the same time?
I completely fail to understand how having some basic playback and text-search capability offline is restricting you from doing sophisticated things online. I do know about software development and I have also clarified many times here what I think might be difficulties for you guys to undo architectural decisions when you started v2.0. But your argument that it hampers your progress are at this point as devoid of all logic as Bob Stuart’s “As the artist intended”.
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The Zen Mini runs the same software as the statement for considerably less than that. If all your doing is network playback you don’t need a statement as you can play to your existing UPnP devices via a plugin and you can use squeezlite just like Roon bridge on computers, sbc’s and some streamers support it.
Sure, that would work for some. It’s not what I want, but I see your point.
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It’s pretty funny that the post got 7 Likes though…
Hi @LarryMagoo, I’m not sure what you’re referring to. But, I think we’ve already discussed that receiving likes on a post that violates the Forum Guidelines doesn’t change the fact that it’s a post that violates Forum Guidelines.
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Referring to my 90 day suspension post getting 7 Likes…;-). just thought it was amusing…
Whenever I’ve had Internet down the last few months I could not use Roon 2.0 to play local music.
Today, the whole fiber network from my ISP is down and their support service was so appalling, the REALLY upset me, so I when and I put up a recent downloaded album, the Faure requiem, loud to relax.
It’s only after 30 that I realised, YES today it works, hope my ISP restore my connection fast, but in the mean time I can relax.
Luck or better resilience in recent versions? I don’t know but I really love it.
Edit: Arghhhhh spoke too fast, only lasted 2 hours, then go an error: too many failures, … 
Edit 2: 30hours without music until the fiber network was restored, that was loooooong, too long 
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Hello everyone,
Last week, I had an internet outage for two days due to a fiber problem in my neighborhood.
I wanted to use ROON but impossible, I was surprised that it asked me for my username.
Is it necessary to have permanent internet to be able to use ROON?
I don’t find this normal because I have a lifetime license, I paid for it, an internet cut should not prevent me from using ROON !! Is there any improvement planned for those with a lifetime license.
I thank you for your feedback.
Cordially,
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Hello, just another user here. My understanding is that in order to have the current and future benefits of Roon 2.0 there needs to be a constant internet connection.
Yes a permanent internet connection is a requirement now. It has been a highly debated topic, perform a search for more info
All your answers are here, no need to post a new thread as it’s all in here.
Thanks
I can understand that I need the internet to download cover art, album information, lyrics, etc… and to use the services of TIDAL and QOBUZ
But I don’t find it normal not to be able to read the library locally when you have a lifetime license. I will understand that there may be missing elements when there is an internet outage.
Having a lifetime license, I should be able to read my library as I want with internet or without.
Thanks to the team for thinking about it
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I have a lifetime license as well. But when it comes to the software itself, there is no difference between a lifetimer, normal subscriber or a trial member.
The Roon team decided that with Roon 2.0 an Internet connection is mandatory. Part of your data is now stored in the Roon cloud, and not locally anymore. As far as I know.
I just discovered the subject, this operation is a hostage taking.
I bought the lifetime license in 2020. If I knew how it works, I may not have invested my money in ROON software and devices.
Once you buy a lifetime license you should be able to use it offline for local playback.
For people with a lifetime license, it does not shock you, you have to come forward or maybe it is wanted to stop selling a lifetime license?
I am very disappointed with this operation.
You say there would be data in the cloud? is it true I have never heard of this.
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Much like Roon Corporation’s abysmal product support, they also have a poor understanding of their user base and assume they know better. Market research is not a strong suit.
You really have only two choices, suffer in silence since your hands are tied, or move on to another product.
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It shouldn’t be.
On another note… I think there’s more to the internet required than just to be able to provide better search or ARC connectivity… I vaguely remember a pirated 1.x version of roon floating around the web… I wonder if the 1.8+ internet requirement is in a small way linked to preventing this with future versions.
A lifetime license has nothing to do with it. I have two of them. Paying for lifetime is just another way of paying for Roon. It does not entitle us to anything more than anyone else gets if they pay annually or monthly.
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