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How Would I Use the Sigma Streamer Mark II?
Roon Ready Player
Roon offers engaging, enjoyable way to browse your music. Via intelligent automatic cloud service
library management, Roon delivers metadata for the user’s library and frees the user from the
complexities of library management.
The exaSound Sigma Streamer Mark II is certified as a Roon Ready player. Roon Ready is the highest
level of Roon integration and means that Roon technology is customized and embedded both in the
player and the DAC for achieving best user experience.
Playback is controlled with the Roon Remote app. Here is how it works:
•Roon is a subscription service. You can find out more about the trial period and about subscription
plans on the Roon website - RoonLabs.com.
•You need to connect the Sigma Streamer Mark II to your home router with Ethernet cable or with
Wi-Fi.
•The Roon playback engine - Roon Core must be installed on a music server like the exaSound Delta
Server or any third-party music server. Roon Core can also be installed on Mac or Windows
computer. Your Roon server must be connected to your home network and to the Internet.
•Your music files can be stored on your music server or on Network Attached Storage (NAS).
•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 Apple App Store or from Google
Play. Playback can also be controlled from PC or Mac.
•Roon connects to the Roon Service to retrieve rich and well organized information about your music
files.
•Roon provides access to the Tidal and Qobuz online streaming services.
•The Roon Remote app can transparently discover and connect to the Sigma Streamer Mark II and
the Roon servers running on your home network.
You can find more information about Roon here: How Roon works. Questions about Roon can be posted
on the Roon Community forum.
UPnP /OpenHome Player and UPnP Audio Library Server
The Sigma Streamer Mark II supports the UPnP/OpenHome audio streaming standards. It can be used
as a player (also called renderer or audio endpoint). When a USB drive is attached to the Sigma
Streamer Mark II, it becomes a UPnP audio library server. Playback can be controlled remotely with an
app from an iPad, iPhone, Android device, PC or Mac. Popular control apps include Bubble UPnP and Hi-
Fi Cast for Android devices and Mconnect Player HD, Kazoo, Lumin and others for iPads and iPhones.
Media files can also be stored on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices and PC, Mac or Linux
computers. In this configuration scenario you need to use a third-party UPnP audio library server like
