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Sound United today announced that a slew of AV receivers and other products from Denon and Marantz have been certified as “Roon Tested,” which enables them to seamlessly integrate with the subscription-based Roon music management system.

Roon Tested products — more than 60 in all between the two brands — are now able to stream music from a Roon core device or server to create a searchable graphics-rich listening experience that puts album artwork, artist photos, album credits, lyrics, biographical information, tour dates, and more at your fingertips.

In addition to bringing locally stored music into the Roon ecosystem, Roon software integrates with the Tidal and Qobuz hi-res streaming services, making it possible to search for music and create playlists across all sources and control the experience via apps for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android with networked audio output capability to any Roon Ready, Roon Tested, AirPlay, Chromecast, Mac, Windows, iOS, or Android device on the network.

“A critical aspect of the listening experience is learning more about your favorite artists, song writers and bands,” said Brendon Stead, Sound United’s senior vice president of product development. “It makes the music more intimate and alive. In the past this intimacy was delivered by record or CD covers and has been missing from digital online music. Roon helped pioneer this type of experience in the world of streaming music. We’re very excited Denon and Marantz are now Roon Tested so our enthusiastic listeners can continue discovering more about the music they love.”

For a limited time, both brands are offering owners of Roon Tested products a free 60-day trial period so they can take Roon software for a test drive.

Two dozen Denon AV receivers across all price categories are now Roon Tested in addition to the PMA-2500NE, PMA-1600NE, and PMA-150H integrated amplifiers, the DNP-800NE network audio player, CEOL N-10 CD receiver system, DHT-S716H soundbar, DRA-800H stereo receiver, and Home 150, 250, and 350 Wi-Fi-based wireless speakers. For the complete list of Roon Tested Denon products, visit usa.denon.com.

More than a dozen Marantz AV receivers across all price categories are now Roon Tested in addition to the AV7703, AV7704, AV8805, and AV7705 AV preamp/processors, SR6014 and SR5014 power amplifiers, ND8006 CD player, PM7000N integrated stereo amplifier, NA6006 network audio player, ND8006 network CD player, M-CR612 network CD receiver, SA-10 and SA-12 SACD/CD players, SA-KI Ruby SACD/CD player/DAC, and NR1200 stereo receiver. For the complete list of Roon Tested Marantz products, visit us.marantz.com.

Sound United is the parent company of Denon, Marantz, Definitive Technology, Polk Audio, Boston Acoustics, and Classé.

For more information, visit about Roon’s certification process, visit roonlabs.com