iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
OS Monterey
3.3 GHz Quad-Core Intel
32 GB Ram
Wifi - Netgear Orbi
WiFi to Denon AVR-X4500H
3,300 Tracks
Roon will not connect to my Denon reciever
Your Denon model is Roon tested, but not Roon Ready.
It wonât connect âdirectlyâ.
The route to go is activate Airplay. Roon can play/cast to Airplay and Denon supports it as well. So as soon as your receiver has activated Airplay you should see it in the Audio section of the settings within the Roon app and have to activate it there as well. Then you should be able to play music.
Hope this helps as you didnât mention âAirplayâ in your question.
According to the Denon specifications the device is not âRoon Testedâ or âRoon Readyâ & I couldnât see a mention of Airplay (I may have missed it).
So, it looks like a Roon Bridge is needed.
LOL Paul, I appreciate you are trying to help, but you need to know the facts.
You find the Info about Roon ready/tested on Roonlabs website:
https://roonlabs.com/partners/denon
Airplay (even 2) is confirmed in technical data on Denonâs website:
The OPâs Mac should be able to Airplay as well.
As I said I may have missed âAirplayâ and, it transpires, I didnât scroll far enough down the page 
No offense intended.
Would like to hear from Timothy if he could get it workinâ.
âŚand none taken 
Thanks, Dan. The root of the problem seems to be a recent firmware auto update for the Denon receiver, which deleted its wifi settings. Resetting them temporarily resolved this, but I had to restore the settings again. I think the issue is with the receiver itself not Roon. I havenât had any trouble with an older Denon that I also use or with my Anthem receiver.
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