Originally Posted by Yetis
So at this point, why would anyone buy anything other than an MC200?
Why would anyone even buy that?

Surely if Roon can talk to an MS200 and use that as an end point that is all anyone really needs, they of course may want an MS600.

Roon have pretty much said that you will not be able to install Sooloos 3.0, sorry, I mean Roon, on Merdian hardware, you will just be able to use it as an end point.

And let's be honest, how many will want to continue using Sooloos 2 when Roon arrives. Especially if Roon include far more streaming services, which is the way music is going.
As much as I wanted Sooloos a few days ago I had held off because I listen to Souncloud and Mixcloud a lot, same with Calm Radio, now I don't expect Meridian to ever add those, but I bet Roon will allow them, either officially or through end user hacks as happened with Squeezebox and Sonos.

So I can see why Tyler Bell feels disgruntled, if I had just bought into Sooloos to be told the new software won't work on his unit going forward I would be pretty jarred off too.

This is the sort of thing I never get with Meridian, they announce something massive like this without announcing how it will affect their customers, customers who have ploughed thousands into some of the most expensive hifi you can buy.
They seriously need to think about some levels of reassurance to their customers.

Same with MQA, how many are buying new M gear at the moment while there is no idea what kit will even work with it and what will need to be replaced?
The only reason to keep quiet that I can think of is a fear of loosing sales currently, which makes me think their will be some pretty serious hardware upgrades needed.
If it were a case of only needing a firmware upgrade then I think we would know by now.

However... for all we know Meridian may be working with Roon to create a version that does run on Sooloos hardware, which would change everything, but this should have been agreed before the split, and should have been part of the announcement too, to save pissing customers off.

Personally I love the news, NAS into MS200 into my 5200s, being controlled by my iPad or Galaxy Tab, is a nice way to move away from Sonos, so a big thumbs up from me, but for those that have bought into Sooloos I understand why they may be feeling a bit sick right now.

No Darling, I've had it months!