Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion Meridian - Streaming Not liking Roon... Can I stream Tidal directly? How about Sooloos?

Hi Carl

Yes Sooloos existed as a company before Meridian however, while owned by Meridian it's likely Meridian had significant if not complete control over the interface.

I totally agree that on balance it's better that a product is available in some form to a larger base but unlike many other audio brands, Meridian no longer has its own streaming platform. I fell in love with Meridian partly because of its elegant and unified approach to engineering and design (Bob/Allan) and feel that Meridian's current course including its reliance on third parties dilutes many of Meridians core values.

Here's a very simple example... Even on a 27" 5k iMac iPad Pro, changing the volume in Roon requires me to first click the speaker icon to reveal the + and - buttons. With all that screen why do Roon require that extra unnecessary click? Meridian understood that PLAY and VOLUME were 2 of the most important controls and made them as easy as possible to access by colour then red and green. Similarly, Sooloos has the + and - visible onscreen.

It's clear that Roon benefited technically from their time under Meridian ownership but might not have paid as much attention to the Meridian philosophy. Similarly, it appears the current Meridian owners might not fully appreciate the unique qualities of the brand either.