HFA - How Sooloos joined forces with Meridian and then became Roon

Did you know that Roon started out as Sooloos? And that they joined forces with Meridian to be rebranded as MDMS Sooloos and eventually break free again to emerge as the independent and industry-standard Roon?
In this video, I dive into the history and will also talk about the various Meridian Sooloos audio components, such as the MC200, MS200, MD600, MS600, 818, and the Ultra DAC.
Although my objective was (and is) to keep these videos concise, there was so much to tell that I went relatively deep with this one and so this video actually became relatively long. I believe all the info to be correct but please don't hesitate to correct me if anything's wrong.
This video was shot using a Canon 750D camera at 1920x1080 HD. Alas, I need to do some hardware purchases before I can switch to 4K. I did get a DJI Ronin RSC 2 Gimbal Camera Stabilizer (Steadicam) that I used for the LP Sleeve vids. I'm already looking forward to using it for successive videos.
For more info articles as well as for extensive reviews, go to www.hifi-advice.com. Here are a few relevant links:
HFA all Sooloos reviews: www.hifi-advice.com/blog/tag/...
HFA all Meridian reviews and articles: www.hifi-advice.com/blog/tag/...
HFA super-extensive Roon review: www.hifi-advice.com/blog/revi...
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Michael Fremer is Editor of AnalogPlanet.com and Contributing Editor to Stereophile.

[@hifi-advicehigh-endaudioeq3675]

In this video, I will explain all about how Sooloos became Roon. Although my objective was (and is) to keep these videos compact and concise, there is so much to tell that this video actually became relatively long. I'm going quite deep with this one and I believe all the info to be correct. Nevertheless, please don't hesitate to correct if anything's wrong.

[@famHiehleTorres]

Thanks Chris, I'm learning a lot from your videos!

[@hifi-advicehigh-endaudioeq3675]

Glad to hear it!

[@imaxximus]

I just bought an mc600 and a control 15 and a 218 zone controller. I use Roon with a Mac mini core and tidal and Sonos. And man am I confused about how to get the Roon and Sooloos to work together.

[@hifi-advicehigh-endaudioeq3675]

Note that you can only have one store/server/core in the system. The only compatibility that Roon and Sooloos have is that Meridian Sooloos hardware devices can be an endpoint for the Roon.

[@talisman013]

@@hifi-advicehigh-endaudioeq3675 Do you know how to use zones 2-4 on the Sooloos ensemble? I can see ensemble zone 1 in roon, nothing else.