09-Jan-2019, 13:45
(09-Jan-2019, 09:20)midi Wrote: I can not imagine that a Nucleus is better than a NUC i7 with ROCK. So the Nucleus offers no real sound benefit for the money. In this case I would save the money and would go with a NUC. I think the INNUOS offers a lot more benefits for the money.
Well, the Nucleus at least offered a significant step up when compared to my Mac Mini feeding the Devialet via AIR/Ethernet. The sound of the Mac Mini setup was nervous and quite plagued by treble glare. I just didn't feel like fiddling around with a NUC i7 and I preferred a turnkey solution. I am pretty happy with the Nucleus and compared to some of the more expensive streamers/renderers, it isn't excessively priced. But you are right, the NUC i7 route is cheaper!
SonicTransporter i5 - AirPort Extreme - Devialet Expert 120 - ATC SCM 19 v1