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I have Roon+Tidal on my music server (that is not connected to my C4 system) and Tidal on C4. Is there any straightforward way to use Roon on C4? The Tidal UI is the worst in the industry.

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Is there any way to play the music I keep on my iPhone though my C4 system? Thanks.

If you don't mind walking around and manually turning things on and off, setting alarms and thermostats, etc., you don't need a home automation system like Control4. In a high end home, at least in techie areas, buyers expect automation these days, so it will likely affect resale value. from my perspective, the real value is in scenes. For example, you can have a scene called good morning that turns up the heat, turns on your Tesla interior heat, opens blinds, turns on certain lights, turns off your security system, etc. Or a 'guests arrive' scene that turns on exterior lights, unlocks the front door, turns on a water feature in the entry, stairway lighting ... One that comes in very handy is to have a scene 'all off' next to your bed that turns off everything in the house that you want powered down and closes the bedroom blinds. Scenes are mostly limited by your imagination. Again, they don't do anything that you couldn't do manually, but in a big house it saves a lot of time. My wife is a total technophobe and she really likes pushing one button that turns on her favorite music in whichever room she is currently in and another that turns on the TV, receiver, etc. so she doesn't have to figure out how to turn on music or TV manually. I don't like Alexa for C4 voice control because of questionable security and its kludgy integration with Control4. Josh.ai is better, but pricey.

Thanks msgreenf, I just found this on the Roon site: The Nucleus-only restriction has been removed, this module now works with all types of Roon Cores The Control4 module has been open-sourced, you can find a link to the GitHub repository below if you wish to make additional module changes

While Tidal has very high-quality music files and a broad library, its UI is crap. On my music server, I run Roon as a front end to Tidal and it is very good. - Is there any way to use Roon as a front end to Tidal on my C4 system? - Is there a way to connect my music server (Salk Sounstream) to C4 and control music through it? - Is there a way to download Tidal music on C4 for times when our internet crashes?

Thanks, I'll check that. Very helpful and much appreciated!

That model number shows 2 LEDs on the C4 website

I think they are these: Control4® Wireless Switch, 120V/277V—C4-SW12027 They have 2 'waves' on the surface and two small LED lights. I don't remember the cost, but my recollection is north of $100 per switch. I also have a number of other C4 switch types of various sizes and number per 'gang', but these are the basic model everywhere.

As I said, poor quality rather than outright failure. Some move only slightly in the off direction with longer action for on, Others are the opposite. Some are evenly balanced. The general mechanical feel of these switches is crappy. My contractor thought they were so poor that he said he will only specify Lutron switches in the future.

Remodeled our house and upgraded our C4 system including all new wall switches. The mechanical quality of these switches that cost $100+ is worse than a cheap switch from a bargain basement electrical supply house. I know they have wireless electronics, etc. beyond a conventional $5 on-off switch, but those additional electronics are fairly inexpensive these days. Is this standard for these pricey C4 switches or did I just get a bad batch?

I just learned about Matter, the new protocol launched in October by the Connectivity Standard Alliance (formerly the Zigbee Alliance) and backed by 190 companies including majors such as Apple, Amazon and Google. Does anyone know if C4 will participate/play with Matter?

related questions (sorry for the thread creep): I have a Salk Soundstream music server (basically a small Unix computer with multiple outputs including ethernet, optical, etc). What would be the best way to integrate that into a C4 system?

I have a FloLogic shutoff valve, which has a wired link to the irrigation system that suspends leak monitoring while the sprinklers are in use. Have not tried to link it to C4, really no need. As backup, I also use Wireless Tags in areas with water flow to monitor moisture on the floor. Don't know if there is a way to link those to C4 either. Note: insurance companies in our area give a significant discount for homes with leak detection/water shutoff if you use one of their approved systems. That pays for the system. After a good friend had $1+ MM damage from a water leak, it was an easy call to put one of these in.