Simplify Your Music! Roon Nucleus ONE Setup and Review

Shane checks out the brand new Roon Nucleus One music server. Do you need the Roon Nucleus Titan?

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[tomkuhn]

I love Roon! So easy to navigate. Much better than Tidal or BluOs interfaces. The information about the artist and album is great! I bought the lifetime subscription after the first year I used it. Easy to use for my wife too! Hit play and the stereo system turns on and starts playing!

[macmovieman]

I just bought the Roon Nucleus ONE and added the Samsung 4GB SSD hard drive. Using the iPad M4 for playing the music as an end point. I should start working on it later this week.

[paulmardis]

I just use an Eversolo DMP-A6 with Roon installed on PC and played back using a TABA 8in tab that I control via C4. Works and Sounds perfect. The A6 replaced my BS Node-2i.

[CapnJack]

I picked up a nucleus 3 years ago and have not looked back. Last year I bought a lifetime subscription

[StereoAnthony]

Thank you for outlining the differences in the two Roon hardware devices. It made me question my plans for my library.
I have about 60tb of local music, stored and backed up on 2 Synology NASs. My plan is to install ROON on one of my NAS units for playback, and possibly start developing my own personal music streaming channels from my library.
I was thinking about getting the Nucleus One, but I don't think it will be enough now, and that good to know there are limits.

[michaelwright]

I received my Nucleus One last week, and it is incredible. The boost in sound quality alone was worth the price of entry. The best part, it is rock solid and very stable. I had sworn off Roon as I could never get it working with a Mac mini or a NUC. No such issues with the Nucleus One. This was money well spent. Oh, I am using the 19v SBooster LPS I picked up at Upscale Audio. It does benefit from this power supply.

[stevenwaldstein]

Thanks for the Roon info. I’m currently using Roon with a M1 Mac Mini and very happy with that. Also using WiiM Pro and Pro Plus as endpoints and very happy with those. You should do a video on other endpoints. How big an SSD and what type can the Roon One take? NVME or eSATA? Want to learn more. Take care.

[longbluesquid]

Love Roon. I don’t think I could properly function without it at home. I have it on an Intel NUC11 with 16gb ram. I don’t understand the nucleus one and Nucleus titan pricing. One is $499 and $3600 for the other.

[rogerschofield]

Thank you for the setup and review. I am still running the trial but will be purchasing at its end. I have been unable to purchase Roon Nucleus One as yet as it is not yet available in the UK.

[barneyrubble]

At this price I'm now seriously considering Roon.

[SandsOfArrakis]

I've been a Roon user since May 2021 and lifetime user since December 2022. I'm currently using a 2014 Mac Mini running Linux as my Roon Server. It works great, but there will come a moment when it will need replacement. Then the Nucleus One becomes a very solid choice. As it does everything I would ask of it.

I am only using 2 endpoints at home and using Roon ARC on my iPhone while at work. My library size is just over half what the Nucleus One is rated for, so there won't be issues there either. And when it comes to DPS I am only using volume leveling. So all music played comes out at the same volume level. My Mac Mini can easiy handle that.

For me Roon is the perfect blend of my own music collection, Qobuz and Tidal. And Roon just works.

[skyediver]

Always thought the original Nucleus and Titan were overpriced for what they are. I wish there wasn’t the 10K album limit for future-proofing but price wise this hits a more understandable price point sweet spot. Could see picking this up as a lifetime Roon customer after a few more reviews.

[ongkevin]

Just in time Shane! Was considering this. I am using a Naim uniti system at home with my music connected to two NAS drives. Will Roon Nucleus connect with my NAS? As I don't think I'll be connecting a dedicated SSD to the Nucleus itself.

[net_news]

not even an SPDIF or AES output?! This is a NUC in a pretty case.

[WarriorKidd]

I need this. This would be perfect for me and my stereo system setup. I wonder if Roon will be at MWave so I can play around with this

[davidjgomm]

I've been thinking about getting a Roon Nucleus for many years but the price always got in the way. Now the One price is right but it's still not available in the UK! I've heard in other reviews that the sound quality of the One is excellent but it has a fan which is a real no-no. Can it be heard? Also what is the point of the faux heat sinks? And what on earth is that eyesore on the top? For me, in design terms, form follows function so if a feature has no function (and I include aesthetic function here) then get rid. If the One ever becomes available I will probably buy it but it'll go into a cupboard where it can be heard (except for the fan) but not seen. Finally, now that Harman/Samsung now owns Roon how bright is the future? Will Roon follow the road to nowhere travelled by Slim Devices (an early digital audiophile favourite) once that company was acquired by Logitech?

[josephpsmithe]

I have a nucleus, the general use and play is great. But I am constantly having to close the app and reopen it as when the screen goes off and you open it again all control stops working. very annoying.

Got this Nucleus One. The sound is thin compared to streaming directly to my Meitner MA3. Sometimes the app is having a hard time finding it so I ended up restarting Nucleus for the app to find it eventually. Roon interface is nice when it works but inconsistency of the app and especially the sound quality was a big letdown. Returned after one day.

[bachtomozart]

Roon Nucleus' reliability is horrible. My Nucleus Plus bricked after a Roon software update 2 weeks past the 2 year warranty period. It became unresponsive & unable to connect to the network. My unit is in an A/V rack with good ventilation & clean power supply. Roon reduced the motherboard replacement cost from $800 to $500 given it's only 2 weeks past the warranty, but my dealer charged me $200 for tech supports. The new motherboard had the same problem after a Roon update. It only lasted 20 months, and Roon charged $800 to replace the motherboard. I raised the issue to their top management. They just gave me lip service, and told me it's within their "industry standard". I have 15+ year old PC and AV gears that are still working perfectly. Roon hardware's quality control and reliability areutterly unacceptable, . They're either built with inferior or defective parts, or there's a fundamental flaw in the design. I guess the only advantage of the Nucleus One is that it's much cheaper than fixing the Nucleus when it bricked. I'd just e-waste it if it' failed.

[donjaun]

Wow Shane I thought 🤔 it was going to cost a lot more than that. Pretty awesome. Can you download songs to a thumb drive ❓