When I bought into Sooloos it was as a package, ie Rip, Store, Play.

I bought an MC200 despite the fairly poor iPad UI at the time, in the knowledge that an improved App was in the pipeline. This has been delivered but then pretty much nothing.

I bought an ID40, then ID41 endpoint because of the jump in SQ and have not been disappointed.

Sooloos 3 was often whispered about and I was excited when one of the original devs started posting here a while ago.

But frankly this news is somewhat disappointing. I'm tempted to word that more strongly, but respect the forum and what it stands for. And also, lets be honest, we don't actually really know what we are going to be offered, let alone cost.

I have ZERO interest in subscription models, I would try Tidal for 3 months if and when it supports MQA, but have little expectation beyond the free trial. I certainly have no interest in paying for Roon month after month when all I really want is to play MY music.

I expect to continue to buy physical media and rip as and when I feel the urge.

I have refrained from posting so far, because there are too many unknowns, but if the Meridian Execs are following this thread, I felt a tentative outline of my feelings may be of interest. My investment in M gear is fairly substantial, I'm fully SE and ready for MQA, but am beginning to wonder where this is going.

Regards
Greg

M owner since '97