23-Oct-2018, 23:21
If you're happy with the Melco sound and it's going to become a Roon endpoint then I suggest getting an i7 NUC. I put one together with a mate of mine and it really is a piece of cake. It's lightening fast too. You can put is somewhere else in the house so it won't look like another piece of hardware in the living room. The mayor advantage here is that you can replace your endpoint (the Melco) at any time in the future if something better comes along and you don't have to worry about setting up a server again. Just plug in the new endpoint and start listening.
Of course it's tempting to get a one box solution but if you think long term, a proper Roon setup has a Core (server), a control point (laptop, phone or iPad) and an endpoint. It might look more complicated having the extra box but if you think about it, you'll actually be simplifying things because the server never needs to be updated. Don't underestimate the power of a solid base. A Nucleus as a server does exactly the same as a NUC but costs considerably more. That's money you could put towards a better endpoint.
Of course it's tempting to get a one box solution but if you think long term, a proper Roon setup has a Core (server), a control point (laptop, phone or iPad) and an endpoint. It might look more complicated having the extra box but if you think about it, you'll actually be simplifying things because the server never needs to be updated. Don't underestimate the power of a solid base. A Nucleus as a server does exactly the same as a NUC but costs considerably more. That's money you could put towards a better endpoint.
Lifetime Roon, Mac mini, int. SSD, ext. HDD, tv as monitor, key board and track pad on bean bag as remote,Devialet 200, Od'A #097, Blue jeans speaker cable,
Dynaudio C1 MkII.
Jim Smith's GBS.
Northern NSW Australia.
Dynaudio C1 MkII.
Jim Smith's GBS.
Northern NSW Australia.
