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title: "Roonlabs Nucleus by Roon - Music Server - The Best Way To Experience Roon"
brand: "roon"
price: "VT22208"
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# Music Management Multi-Platform Control Silent Operation Roonlabs Nucleus by Roon - Music Server - The Best Way To Experience Roon

**Brand:** roon
**Price:** VT22208
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Elevate Your Listening Experience with Roonlabs Nucleus!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Roonlabs Nucleus by Roon - Music Server - The Best Way To Experience Roon by roon
- **How much does it cost?** VT22208 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- roon enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted roon brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Universal Compatibility:** Control from any device: iPad, iPhone, macOS, Android, Windows.
- • **Whisper-Quiet Performance:** Enjoy music without distractions—no fans, no noise.
- • **Unleash Your Music Library:** Effortlessly manages music from USB, NAS, and TIDAL.
- • **Seamless Streaming Experience:** Streams to various devices including Sonos and AirPlay.
- • **Subscription-Driven Excellence:** Unlock the full potential with a Roon subscription.

## Overview

The Roonlabs Nucleus is a cutting-edge music server designed to manage and stream your music collection seamlessly. It supports USB hard drives, NAS, and TIDAL, while offering a fanless, silent operation for an uninterrupted listening experience. Control your music from any device with Roon Remote apps, and enjoy compatibility with a wide range of audio devices.

## Description

Nucleus is the center of your Roon music system. It’s the housekeeper, the traffic cop, and the brain that takes care of the music in your life. Using Nucleus, Roon manages all your music – on hard drives, NAS, and streaming content – and allows you to play it on all the audio devices around your home. Nucleus is the best way to run Roon, at any price. Just plug Nucleus into your network, connect your hard drives, download Roon remote apps (iOS, Android, macOS, Windows) and you’ll be ready to play music using a wide variety of audio devices, including AirPlay, Sonos, Roon Ready, Devialet, KEF, Meridian, Squeezebox, and a huge variety of USB DACs. Aside from being a powerful, fanless music server, what sets Nucleus apart is that it’s powered by Roon OS – a fast and lightweight operating system optimized to do just one thing: browse and play music. Roon is a multi-room, multi-user networked audio platform built to the exacting standards of audiophiles, so it offers features like bit-perfect playback, DSD and PCM upsampling, multichannel playback, and signal path display.

## Features

- Manages your music stored on USB hard drives, NAS, and streamed content from TIDAL
- Runs Roon OS and is controlled by the Roon Remote apps for iPad, iPhone, macOS, Android, and Windows
- Streams music to USB, Sonos, AirPlay, Roon Ready, and many other audio devices
- Silent design with no fans or moving parts
- Requires a Roon subscription

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Mount Type | Plug Mount |
| Item Weight | 6 Pounds |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Roon
- **Item Weight:** 10 Pounds
- **Mounting Type:** Plug Mount
- **Manufacturer:** Roon
- **UPC:** 851454008018

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Steps up your digital audio experience...
*by S***O on March 31, 2021*

I started out on the Roon platform as a better way to manage my music collection and improve my listening experience. Using my MacBook as the "core" and streaming throughout my home. I was attracted to the Nucleus as a way to offload my library and music mgmt capabilities to a dedicated device. I also grew tired of running down a flight of stairs to "wake up" my Mac to stream music each morning. The Nucleus really met my needs. Although I don't consider myself a strict audiophile I found the sound quality to be noticeably improved as well. One time setup was fairly straightforward with plenty of support from the Roon online community if you run into issues. Great product...

### ⭐ About $700 too expensive
*by A***O on May 8, 2021*

To be fair, it works exactly as described - a "turn-key" Roon core. However, it's rather pointless to pay that much money simply for the case. Yeah, it's silent, blah blah blah, but it's important to note that as it's configured, you *won't be using it as a source (ie, the internal NUC's usb or through HDMI). As such, save yourself a ton of cash and just pick up a suitable NUC (using Roon's own list of compatible hardware) and connect it to your network somewhere away from your listening area. The only thing moderately complicated about a ROCK install is the BIOS tweaks, but that too has been adequately documented. NUC prices continue to go lower as time goes on, but the Nucleus' price sadly doesn't reflect that (they've already sunk the money on the board). Look, I dig Roon and their work, but if you're considering a ~$1,400 Nucleus, just buy a NUC, install ROCK on it, and with the money you save, pick up a lifetime membership to Roon's service (with some left over for Tidal or Qobuz).. you'll be happy you did.------ *EDIT/CORRECTION ------As another reviewer pointed out, apparently you can connect a Nucleus directly to a DAC and use it as a streamer; I never bothered trying that under the assumption its NUC's USB would simply be too noisy from crosstalk. While I can't definitively declare noise (folks' power "cleanliness" differs, after all) my guess is that if the possibility of such distortion doesn't bother you, a wee bit of fan noise (if any at all!) from a NUC with ROCK installed on it shouldn't bother you either. As such, I still stand by my recommendation to get a suitable NUC, install ROCK, and save a ton of cash.Lastly, I figured it might be useful to mention what I ultimately went with (after gratefully returning my Nucleus): NUC 8 i7 (with ROCK) in an HDPlex fanless case. I use it as a streamer by way of an independently powered Matrix Audio "Element H". And for what it's worth, I am not employed or associated in any way with any of those vendors.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Hardware, a Bit Overpriced.
*by A***R on April 18, 2021*

The Nucleus is rock solid. I found it easy to install and it just sits in the background doing what it is intended to for with no fuss. Sound through my Cambridge Audio is excellent. It initially found and effortlessly indexed all my NAS based FLAC music (but doesn't see WMA files) It does seem a bit overpriced to me though and had difficulty finding the NAS after power outage - is suspect the Nucleus doesn't handle DCHP lease changes properly. (Hence the four stars)I hope viewers realize that without the Roon software, this device is useless. So, I will also comment on the software. If you hunger for the days when you actually knew who all the musicians are that are playing the music you listen to it is worth the subscription to Roon. You see the musicians per track, extensive bio's (way beyond Wikipedia), discography, links to related music and more. Recommendations are excellent (Sorry Amazon, but way better than Amazon music). Still room to improve Roon software - annoyingly, often shows "can't find Nucleus" for a few seconds before connecting and I find some settings deeply buried or in unexpected places - like behind the volume symbol. I had trouble reconnecting the NAS after an extensive power outage and the loss of the NAS DCHP lease (both now on a UPC). That said, very much enjoy the Nucleus and Roon software. It adds real depth to the listening experience.

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