Do "ROON Ready" streaming devices test better?

[ohmywatt]

According to ROON, their QA (quality assurance) team and the device manufacturer collaborate on a rigorous test suite to certify that ROON Ready devices meet an exhaustive set of performance requirements. In specific tests, @amirm mentioned he wished the component he was testing was ROON certified. Being transparent, I'm a TIDAL subscriber. TIDAL does not mention anything relating to quality control when vetting the manufacturers they support.

So, do "ROON Ready" streaming devices test better? If they do, it would make choosing a streaming device based purely on "an exhaustive set of performance requirements" a breeze.

 

[DWPress]

No, it doesn't mean there is an additional layer of bespoke specialness happening. Merely that it has passed Roon's QA which I imagine means the company paid Roon to qualify it. I use Roon so it's a convenient feature for my use but if you look at the list of devices tested there are plenty of them that don't necessarily have stellar measurements but they do play well with Roon. Think of it as another layer like Airplay or Chromecast ability.

 

[qirex]

You can still get the magic purple light of perfect transmission in the UI if you use other transport protocols (Chromecast, Sonos, USB, etc.). Roon Ready to me mostly means it works out of the box. RAAT (Roon's native transport) supposedly has some unique tricks in it but I don't think those make it sound better if you're already getting bit-perfect results another way.

 

[ahofer]

The main difference I notice in Roon is a more stable connection to the device (and easier to restart after a pause), but that’s true even when Roon is using Chromecast.