Roon Wireless Remote Control

[Dre_J]

I've built the basics of a digital network music playback system that runs stable and allows input from a disc spinner, a RAID drive system and streams from Tidal and Qobuz.

I'm currently using my Android phone with Roon to control the Roon core that resides on a Windows based machine. Every thing works and there are no 'technical or physical' issues: Files load (or stream), the communication between all devices is quick, and files play. No fuss.

I'm looking to get a remote (Android Tablet or iPad) for Roon remote control. I haven't decided which to get yet. My old long retired iPad doesn't allow the iOS update level necessary for Roon.

Therefore, I need to aquire an Android tablet or an iPad to use exclusively as a remote. I'm leaning towards an Android tablet as a remote since I don't have any other need for an iPad.

Any thoughts on using Android tablet or iPad as a wireless remote for Roon control are welcome.

Dre

[kcin]

I just installed the new Roon form factor with a SSD internally connected through to a Bryston BD3 DAC and I am very impressed. I stream tidal as well . Qobuz is not available in Canada without tricking the system.


I use an ipad pro gen 2 and it is flawless. I really think Apple has got it down for this kind of application. I have a Microsoft surface as well and the ipad is just better for the low lighting of the listening room in terms of resolution.

This is my first serious foray into digital.. with the right format it does not suck. It really is excellent. The best part is I probably have not listened to so much music in such a short time in years. It really allows for discovery.

[Dre_J]

Thanks for the comments, Nick.

[Dre_J]

To follow-up on my original post, I've acquired a tablet to use exclusively as a Roon wireless remote.

Since I didn't see the need to pickup/buy an iPad solely for Roon Remote as a first option, I went ahead and purchased an Android tablet: partially because the Roon remote app worked so well on my Android phone.

I made a quick Android tablet purchase through Amazon and selected the same day delivery option (a perk for Prime membership). The package arrived the evening of the purchase, yesterday.

I setup the Android tablet, added the exclusive audio network Wi-Fi address, and loaded the Roon remote application from the Google Play Store. I started the Roon App on the Android tablet and the application found the Roon core and connected without any issues.

Last night, I used the application to jump around and select music from the Roon music queue, search my local files, search Qobuz, and search Tidal. Everything worked as expected.

Here is a picture of the generic 10.1" Android Tablet that was purchased exclusively to be used as a Roon (and JRiver, when needed) remote:



Dre

[mep]

I'm glad it all went well Dre.

[Dre_J]

Me Too, Mark.