Ah that explains it, because ROCK is stable and reliable. However it does take some tech savviness to install ROCK. There are slight differences between NUC models (e.g. BIOS setup) and requires some understanding of what's going on when Roon's installation instructions don't exactly line up with what you see.
Yes…I looked into wiping the NUC and putting Rock on it…but couldnt find anyone willing to take on the project….so I decided just to bite the bullet with the deal that Moon Audio was having at the time (free internal hard drive).
As someone who set up a NAS with Roon server, the ROCK setup isn't easy. I dabbled in ROCK territory a bit. If I had the money to spend on a pre-built solution, I'd take the Nucleus without hesitation.
As someone who set up a NAS with Roon server, the ROCK setup isn't easy. I dabbled in ROCK territory a bit. If I had the money to spend on a pre-built solution, I'd take the Nucleus without hesitation.
Well, as someone who has been building/re-building computers since the '90s (in my spare time for friends and family, Mechanical Engineer by profession...), Rock is pretty dead simple, even building a NUC from scratch is not hard at all. To each their own experience, though).
I feel Nucleus is overpriced for what you get, only my opinion, FWIW, but others might think it's worth it to not deal with building their own...
Well, as someone who has been building/re-building computers since the '90s (in my spare time for friends and family, Mechanical Engineer by profession...), Rock is pretty dead simple, even building a NUC from scratch is not hard at all. To each their own experience, though).
I feel Nucleus is overpriced for what you get, only my opinion, FWIW, but others might think it's worth it to not deal with building their own...
Since i use Roon virtualized i had it running as VM with the ROCK image on Proxmox.
But now i settled with an LXC running Roon Server, which uses less ressources then the VM and still can automatically update Roon itself.
No drop out, no hassle, while running HQPlayer Embedded on the same host as VM (LXC is not possible because of the kernel).
It's overpriced by about 300 bucks. it's a low powered celeron equivalent and faster systems that would work better can be had on amazon for around 200,.
I've been using a mac mini m1 as my roon core, but recently ran into a problem with MacOS + DMP-Z1 compatibility issues in exclusive mode. I was thinking about swapping to a Roon Nucleus or possibly building a NUC, but wanted to hear some feedback on how well it works. I love the mac mini because it is so quiet from the apple silicon and I can run HQP on it too.
I've been using a mac mini m1 as my roon core, but recently ran into a problem with MacOS + DMP-Z1 compatibility issues in exclusive mode. I was thinking about swapping to a Roon Nucleus or possibly building a NUC, but wanted to hear some feedback on how well it works. I love the mac mini because it is so quiet from the apple silicon and I can run HQP on it too.
Second the more inexpensive Roon box. Unless you have an insanely large file collecton, the more expensive options likely a waste.
TBH, it sounds like you need a Roon endpoint for the DMP-Z1. Why not look at something like the SoTM Neo 200? IIRC Roon advised against running USB DAC from Nucleus, so that likely will not suit your needs.
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