ROON PARTNERS SUMMER UPDATE INCLUDING HEGEL, DCS, TAD, THRAX AND BURSON

Roon has been busy adding new Roon Ready and Roon Tested devices from their partners over the summer including Hegel, dCS, TAD, Thrax and Burson Audio.

ROON READY AND ROON TESTED

Roon Ready devices integrate customized versions of Roon’s RAAT streaming technology directly into their devices, for seamless integration with Roon.

The Roon Tested program was created to simplify setup and configuration in the increasingly complex world of networked and computer-based digital audio, and to guarantee the best support of the USB, Airplay, and Chromecast audio hardware that Roon customers use.

HEGEL

Norwegian HiFi brand Hegel has announced that the Hegel H390 amplifier and the reference H590 ‘ultimate’  Hegel integrated, are now Roon Ready, joining the Hegel H120, and H190.

The Hegel H390 is Roon Ready as is the H590 Hegel flagship integrated amp below

DCS

High End British HiFi brand dCS announced the dCS Lina headphone stystem earlier this year, it has Roon Ready status, becoming the 13^th certified device from dCS to join the Roon family.

The dCS Lina full stack – Roon Ready

THRAX AUDIO

Roon is welcoming Thrax Audio’s third device to the Roon Ready family with the Ares MkII integrated amplifier. Featuring tandem full monoblock amplifiers in its chassis, the Ares has individual linear power supplies and transformers dedicated to each of its stereo audio channels. Digital capabilities include power delivered by a dedicated transformer and support for resolutions up to 32/768kHz.

The Thrax Ares MkII integrated amplifier is Roon Ready

MATRIX AUDIO

Four new devices from Matrix Audio’s family of streaming DACs were certified as Roon Ready in June: the Element i2, Element M2, Element X2, and the Mini-i Pro 3 all can now stream Hi-Res audio natively from Roon.

Matrix Audio element i2, M2 and X2 are Roon Ready

TAD

Technical Audio Devices Laboratories (TAD) is a brand new Roon partner, jumping in with two new Roon Tested products, the D1000TX Disc player and the DA1000TX DAC.

BURSON AUDIO

The Burson Audio Composer 3XP, Conductor 3P, Conductor 3R, Conductor 3X GT, Conductor 3XR, Playmate 2 and Timekeeper 3i are all now Roon Tested.

HiFi Pig Says: Roon has been busy over the summer months and we are really pleased to see even more brands and devices joining the Roon family.

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