Roon Labs is going to be enforcing their "Roon Certified" system on September 21st.

[AudioDoctor]

I've read that entire thread and still have no idea if my Raspberry Pi4 running Miskas NAA image will work after this...

[AudioDoctor]

Just now, firedog said:

It will work fine. The issue is manuacturers who claim their devices are Roon Certified to help their marketing when they haven't completed certiication by Roon. 

Your Pi makes no such claim. So if it is running NAA or Roon Bridge it will continue to work just as before. 

 

Thanks.

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46 minutes ago, k27R said:

Interesting move on Roon's part...

 

I'm glad I decided not to continue my subscription!

 

Interesting how?

They have every right to do this, they are basically enforcing their rights re: IP and licensing laws if I am reading this properly.

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22 minutes ago, One and a half said:

Let's not beat about the bush here, Roon has the target on Aqua. Took a screen shot in case circumstances change. Aqua claim that their LinQ can work with Roon, uncertified, aka "I'm not paying for the royalties to Roon". 

 

 

Link also here, impressive engineering, must say.

 

Wow...

 

Couldn't you just use the NAA module if you use HQPlayer that is?????? I have to admit, this whole thing has me so confused

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14 minutes ago, k27R said:

 

Interesting that Roon is choosing to enforce their IP by potentially bricking their paying member's equipment, rather than going after the manufacture themselves for making the false claim.

Roon got themselves in this situation by allowing manufacturer's to claim "Roon Ready" before completing the Roon certification.  The crux of the issue is that the manufacturers are claiming "Roon Ready" when the product is actually not.  Roon should be be protecting their IP by going after the manufacturer to making the false claims.... i.e. forcing them to remove the false claim from their products, marketing material, packaging, etc. But I can see Roon not wanting to do this since this is essentially free marketing/branding for them.  Hence..the interesting.

 

You're assuming they haven't tried that. And was Roon truly allowing them to do it, or were manufacturers just doing it as a marketing ploy? Does Roon have the money for a long legal battle, even though they're in the right it could bankrupt them and put them out of business.

 

If you're mad, you should direct your anger at Aqua Acoustics.

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1 hour ago, AudioDoctor said:

If you're mad, you should direct your anger at Aqua Acoustics.

 

Quoting myself here...

 

You should be mad at the manufacturers that were abusing the privileges Roon was giving them.

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56 minutes ago, k27R said:

Yes if you read the thread, Roon said they allow manufactures to make the claim as long as the equipment is in the process of being certified. The problem is manufacturers in the middle of certification but not finishing it, or failing and not correcting it. 
 

I don’t know or care if Roon can afford legal to properly protect their IP. 

 

If I read the thread?  LOL

 

You should care if you have hardware that will be bricked.

 

And lastly, if YOU read the thread you would see that Roon has provided a way for users to grandfather themselves in so their Roon installation continues to work as normal.

 

You also allegedly do not have a Roon subscription anyway, so why you so mad bro?

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2 hours ago, One and a half said:

Let's not beat about the bush here, Roon has the target on Aqua. Took a screen shot in case circumstances change. Aqua claim that their LinQ can work with Roon, uncertified, aka "I'm not paying for the royalties to Roon". 

 

 

Link also here, impressive engineering, must say.

 

I also want to add that I doubt Roon is calling out Aqua Acoustics, Roon put an image of a Chord DAC in their thread...

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1 minute ago, R1200CL said:

...and what are you drifting into ?

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I can add Aqua Linn to the list, but it may not be fear to do. 

 

Euphony for me.