Want to understand what making this change could mean practically. If one converts the Extreme to "TAS", then what happens to Roon Core? Is it still active on the Extreme where it could be used dynamically by other systems? So can you have the Extreme running TAS and Roon Core still active for other Roon renderers to use? Or do you have to "switch back" somehow the Extreme between these systems (TAS to Roon) to utilize Roon Core? If the latter is the case, then that is a big deterrent to what made the Extreme a justifiable purchase at least for me. I want to walk over to a tablet/ iPad and hit play from any of the 3 Roon systems installed using the Extreme's Roon Core.
Sure we all seek the holy grail in sound (no exception here), but I think most also want a pleasant experience and many simply will be turned off by losing a lot of functionality or continued reliance on development of the interface. I'm just very suspect and skeptical of companies taking on the task of creating proprietary server software. No matter how well intentioned, its difficult to keep up the R&D vs a company like Roon with a much larger installed base. I could cite lots of examples...I have a Burmester 111 that is a nice component, but file storage is proprietary and the interface is poor, and its infrequently updated. I have an Aurender in an office system. The interface is better than many, but still, its no match for Roon. Not as stable and harder to navigate. My main system is CH C1 Mono, and pre-Extreme, it was running CH Precision's software in a UPnP setup. Definitely got it to a point where it was phenomenal sound quality (using a Melco NAS), and the interface was ok, but again, no real comparison to Roon. Had to live thru CH's development...initially wouldn't do "gapless playback", initially didn't have Tidal or Qobuz integration, certain UPnP setups had to be tweaked, and the database of metadata many times wouldn't locate files that were just transferred.
Anyway, not to rant, but this feels a little...here we go again...a boutique small audio company taking on the task of self development of a proprietary software. Want to be clear-- absolutely no knock to Emile and the stellar folks at Taiko, they are amazing. But taking on this task is a big undertaking, and distracting, and requires a big commitment to continued development.