Signed up for the Roon free trial and downloaded the Roon app from Apple store. After starting the app, it searched for the Roon core but could not find it. I have been using my iPad to control the Bryston BDP-2 without any issues. Please advise what I need to do. Thank you.
I subscribe to an optical fibre broadband service and am using a Linksys router for my home wifi.
Hi there. The Roon Core (Brain) needs to be contained on a computer, ROCK NUC, Nucleus, etc. My Roon core is on a iMac desktop. My music files are on the same desktop.
The iPad serves as a control remote or even as an endpoint (player). Here’s a link to the Roon Knowledge Base. https://kb.roonlabs.com It may be helpful to familiarize yourself with the terms and such during the install process.
You can use the iPad to manage the BDP-2 directly, by using the mybryston.com link you can control the player via your iPad, but that would by via the Bryston software. Your BDP-2 is a compatible player. In order to use it with Roon software, you need to install the Core on a compatible hardware device and enable the BDP-2 in Settings>Audio.
To use Roon with it, you will need to go into the BDP-2 firmware settings and select the Roon Ready box and hit start. Pic below.
@rrwwss52 is correct here, it sounds like you do not currently have an active Roon Core to manage the connection to the BDP.
The architecture of Roon might be a bit different than what you are used to in the past, all the audio processing and connections need to happen from a Roon Core (which can be a PC or a dedicated server unit).
Thanks, Noris. Another question. If I use my ASUS laptop as the core, does there need to be a physical connection, i.e., USB or LAN cable, between the core and my Bryston BDP-2? Thanks.
The BDP-2 is part of our Roon Ready Program, so as long as it has an active network connection, you should be able to play to this zone via the network input.