After two prevoius trial periods I am currently on my third trial. Roon is now a keeper! The Chromecast support and the possibility to stream independent, simultaneous Tidal streams finally got me over!
I have Bluesound in my main system and have also purchased a Allo digione player that will feed my headphone rig. I will replace (sad) my last squeezebox gear with a Chromecast built-in speaker (that even has physical nobs for volume and presets, a must for the kitchen). The kids will get cc buil-in speakers eventually so they can group them if needed. With Chromecast and Raspberry Pi you really can build a multi-room system without spending a fortune.
And the music library on my NAS is alive again! How cool is that!
Which Chromecast speaker did you get. I’m thinking of replacing my aging Squeezebox Radio in the kitchen? I’ve seen a jbl one that’s quite inexpensive.
I’ve had several Radios but the are all gone now. I am replacing the Boom, bought in 2009 , which has a faulty, farting speaker.
I’ve looked at the JBL too and the Bluesound Flex has also been on my radar but too expensive I think. Did some googleing and found the Urbanears wireless speakers (I’m Swedish, the company is Swedish so why not?). I ordered the Lotsen ( Pilot in English) to the kitchen and will buy the larger Stammen to the kids eventually.