ARC has a separate app in the iOS store. The setup is done in the Roon Core settings. Im no IT person so I don't know the details. The port is opened through the Roon app. No VPN. Arc will see your Core. Requires Roon Core to be always on.
Roon WiiM Pro is now Roon Ready
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As a long term subscriber to Roon, I thought ARC was a a waste of resources as I would not use it as I can download my own files to my phone and stream or download Qobuz files when travelling. I have had to eat my words. ARC is just so much better than these other solutions as you have a similar look and feel to how you listen and search for music at home. You don’t have to think eve3ry time you leave home (except for the times you know that you cannot stream and have to rely on downloads). I now use it regularly. As with all new developments there were some problems at the start but these now appears to have been largely sorted out. In my usual sceptical manner, I thought the last upgrade to ARC was a waste of time as it allowed you to tweak the settings for headphones. I started playing around with the settings. I did a very slight adjustment to accomodate the fact that I have slightly less good hearing in one of my ears and my audio experience improved exponentially. That is the thing with both ARC and Roon, you think that it is already very good and they come up with some new approach that you thought you would never need and suddenly this feature becomes essential. I could never go back to other solutions.
This is the problem with Roon - it is a drug and I am hooked and the occasional blip causes all sorts of angst, even though I have backup solutions both in my home environment and on the go that do not rely on Roon “just in case”.
That is why so many people are passionate about it. I acknowledge, however, that it is not for everyone. It is on the expensive side, but then many people have very expensive hifi equipment that costs much, much more than a lifetime Roon subscription. Roon makes life so much easier in terms of hardware etc and now “on the move” and so much better in terms of information about the music that is at your fingertips (including access in many cases to the accompanying booklets).
This is the problem with Roon - it is a drug and I am hooked and the occasional blip causes all sorts of angst, even though I have backup solutions both in my home environment and on the go that do not rely on Roon “just in case”.
That is why so many people are passionate about it. I acknowledge, however, that it is not for everyone. It is on the expensive side, but then many people have very expensive hifi equipment that costs much, much more than a lifetime Roon subscription. Roon makes life so much easier in terms of hardware etc and now “on the move” and so much better in terms of information about the music that is at your fingertips (including access in many cases to the accompanying booklets).
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You cannot download Qobuz (or Tidal) streaming content to ARC. This is a licensing issue between Qobuz and their suppliers rather than a technical one. Of course this is only an issue if you cannot stream using ARC. ARC can be a bit slow to start up (I suspect it is updating all that new stuff, including information about your latest listening habits) but once up and running is very reliable when compared, in my experience, with the other high resolution streaming apps I have used (Qobuz and Tidal). A few days ago, I was 1200 Km from home and ARC worked perfectly.
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Have you got it yet? Hopefully the “official” release is still only days away
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Je pense que je comprends, pas vous ?
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What don't you understand? WiiM are offering early acess to the firmware that supports Roon Ready if you complete the linked form.
Works for me too. Thanks to all are involved in this lengthy process of authorising with Roon. I remeber how long it took for my KEF LS50 WII to become roon-ready, it was even longer then for WiiM Pro! Would be nice to have the Audio Quality for roon content also shown in the WiiM App, there are always whishes to get more, aren't there? Thanks again, love my WiiM Pro even more now.
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If you're using Roon, surely that's your prime interface?
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still waiting...
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Try a reboot of the Pro and your router perhaps? Is your Roon software also up to date?
rebooting solved my issue, works great!
I'm not always in Roon, and as WiiM Pro show's nicely what's playing from Roon why not at the same time tell what Bitrate etc. Sure, it's not a "must" but at least a nice to have (which works from other services (Qobuz) too, so i guess it might not be to hard to implement.
