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Thanks for Links above. The ROCK is it called as Nucleus? it says Nucleus for $1200 & Nucleus+ for $2000
IMHO - Thats expensive. I would still pick up NUC + a good 1/2TB SSD on board so ROON need not get into ETH -> seek out NAS (probably spinning) and then fetch -> back to NUC -> streaming through USB/ETH (for Devialet AIR) -> to respective devices. Onboard SSD matters if AIR needs to be used without glitch/cracks etc.
FYI - NUC (6th gen SYH) + 1TB SSD = ~$550
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ROCK is a linux based OS, Nucleus is a like a NUC but better housing and hopefully better power supply and clock! So it may be worth the extra cost or not. At least according to Roon a faster cpu is only required if one does on the fly format conversion like PCM to 4x DSD.
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(22-May-2017, 09:43)Pim van Vliet Wrote: A bit more detail from Darko
http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2017/0...us-server/
Wow, thanks for sharing! Did Danny say that it has a boot time of 1.8 seconds? That's amazing!
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Boot <2s is pretty good! Linux, hence!
Good to see Roon team photo. Nerdy lot!
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http://www.primecomputer.ch/product/prim...s-edition/
Of course they have versions that are in the Nucleus price range. Otherwise you can stick to the fanless offers from Zotac.
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(22-May-2017, 09:43)Pim van Vliet Wrote: A bit more detail from Darko
http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2017/0...us-server/
Did you actually notice in the video (00:52) that there is Devialet mentioned as a Roon partner? 
![[Image: Roon_Devialet.png?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/b7gkehjyb1d26jg/Roon_Devialet.png?raw=1)
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(22-May-2017, 07:28)Jnan_devi Wrote: Thanks for Links above. The ROCK is it called as Nucleus? it says Nucleus for $1200 & Nucleus+ for $2000
IMHO - Thats expensive. I would still pick up NUC + a good 1/2TB SSD on board so ROON need not get into ETH -> seek out NAS (probably spinning) and then fetch -> back to NUC -> streaming through USB/ETH (for Devialet AIR) -> to respective devices. Onboard SSD matters if AIR needs to be used without glitch/cracks etc.
FYI - NUC (6th gen SYH) + 1TB SSD = ~$550
Not too sure whether you have seen this or not, apologies if you have:
http://kb.roonlabs.com/Roon_Optimized_Core_Kit
Some useful background and information.
David
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or, as alternative,
2. Wyred4Sound MS-2 Server, Devialet 1000pro Core Infinity, Theta Jade CD Transport, Pure 702ES Tuner, Wilson-Benesch ACT Speakers, misc cables
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Danny Dulai/Roon posted an interesting set of comments about ROCK and the Nucleus in the Roon forum here:
https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-do...h/25971/42
The part I found most interesting...
Turn-key solutions sold through the HiFi retail channel require margins for the distributors and the dealers. If you want to do this cheap, use ROCK + build yourself a NUC. No one can compete on price with that. We will soon have a button on our website that will add the suggested components to your amazon shopping cart.
Later in that post he estimates ~ $400 for an i3 NUC. At this point, I'd definitely wait for further clarification from Roon on the best NUC config for ROCK.
There are also questions in that thread about ROCK and Devialet AIR. To that, Danny replied...
We messed up with that Devialet thing. I'll say more soon.
No idea what that might mean, but if Roon and Devialet now actually have a relationship, that's got to be good news. Let's hope Devialet thinks so too.
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