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How Would I Use the PlayPoint DM?
Roon Server and Roon Ready Player
Roon offers engaging, enjoyable way to browse your music. exaSound PlayPoint DM hosts a Roon Core,
the engine that manages your music collection. It builds and stores a digital library on the PlayPoint's
internal SSD storage. Via intelligent cloud service, Roon delivers rich metadata and frees the user from
the complexities of library management.
PlayPoint DM is certified as a RoonReady player. Roon Ready is the highest level of Roon integration
and means that Roon technology is customized and embedded for achieving best user experience.
User–friendly remote operation of the exaSound PlayPoint DM from a favorite listening position is
accessible via Roon Remote App. Together, Roon and exaSound deliver the power, flexibility, and
performance benefits of networked audio, with the easiest setup and highest sonic fidelity.
The easiest configuration for using the exaSound PlayPoint DM with Roon is to store your music on a
USB drive. It is illustrated on the diagram below with red components and red connections. Here is how
it works:
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Roon is a subscription service. You can find out more about the trial period and about subscription
plans on the Roon website -
RoonLabs.com
.
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You need to connect the PlayPoint DM to your home router with Ethernet cable or with Wi-Fi.
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Copy your music files to a USB drive and connect it to the PlayPoint DM. Alternatively you can store
music files on Network Attached Storage (NAS) drives.
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The Roon playback engine - Roon Core is installed on the PlayPoint DM.
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Playback is controlled by the Roon Remote App. Roon Remote is available for Apple iPhones, iPads
and Android devices. You need to install it on your device from the App Store or Google Play.
Playback can also be controlled from PC or Mac.
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Roon connects to the Roon Service to retrieve well organized information about your music files.
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Roon provides access to the Tidal online streaming service and Internet radio stations.
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The PlayPoint DM can transparently discover and connect to Roon servers running on computers or
NAS drives.
You can find more information about Roon here:
How Roon works
. Questions about Roon can be posted
on the
Roon Community
forum. Step-by-step guide for configuring the exaSound PlayPoint DM for use
with Roon is available on our blog:
How to get started with Roon and the exaSound PlayPoint - Quick
Setup
.