Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Thread Like Summary - Switching to Roon from Sooloos - Pros & Cons

Hi Norway,

I have no insider info re. Meridian, however, I would strongly consider switching to Roon as it supports the Sooloos network protocol and thus could stream all your Meridian/Sooloos zones.

It also opens the door to support non-Meridian zones as well.

Regards,
Carl

I agree Neil. These two images speak for themselves on that point.




If this is all you need to use then it works just the same.

I really struggle to understand as a disadvantage any additional functionality that I have no interest in and are not forced to use.
The computers, tablets and phones that forum members use to access this forum have masses of functionality users don't use. This forum does. Your car probably does. None of these are described in such terms.

One thing I just don't see mentioned enough in the discussion here is PRICE.

Imagine that Sooloos and Roon were viable purchase options when we all jumped on board.

Sooloos typical entry point - C15 plus MS600 = £4750 + £1750 = £6500

Roon typical entry point - Roon lifetime licence £700 + standard NUC £370* + £1750 MS600** (to keep the case the same) = £2850

Are people really suggesting that they would opt for Sooloos in a side-by-side functionality and price comparison ?

No, please give me the system with just the basics that only ever works with one system and let me pay £3000+ more for that.

Really ?

I understand the annoyance comes here BECAUSE folks paid the £6500.

* assuming you don't use the PC that you use for getting onto HH
** or whatever endpoint you have or want (£40 rPi, brand x,y,z upto £10,000 808.3)