Long gaps between tracks with different qualities/bitrates

[Axel_Lesch]

Hey @UliR
As I have some time now, I would like to warn you that even a new SSD with your Nucleus may not completely solve the problem.

@UliR

today I had an IT expert colleague do a health check on my M.2 SSD in the Nucleus - nothing wrong, all values in the optimal range, no bad sectors, etc.
The RAM modules have also been checked, they are fine, too.
What can I try next to get closer to a solution?

I have a concern about this:

@benjamin

Your MBP most likely runs on an i9 CPU, which can draw more power than a Nucleus with an i3 model.

Dealing with implicit messages is not easy. They have a great advantage that you don’t have to commit yourself, in case of doubt you can always deny and if all else fails, suspect the interpreter of not only good intentions. (Which I, explicitly speaking, do not have regarding Roon.)

What I didn’t realize until now was that your Nucleus Rev B only comes with an i3 processor.

So far I have always overlooked it, reading just Nucleus, and thought all good, - that could be wrong.

You may have already received the answer.

If you wanted to buy a NUC for Roon OS ROCK, would you even consider an i3 processor?
With the hope for a snappy gapless performance? And this is probably where the rub lies in connection with the latest updates, which may have changed something crucial.
Perhaps.
If you do some research, you can start thinking about it.

Latest roon nucleus and nucleus plus Full Specifications

Hello folks does any one have details or link to full hardware spec on the latest nucleus and nucleus plus models things like what gen and cpu model, how much ram & speed.how much ssd and what type etc

You wrote in this thread:

Roon Nucleus RAM Upgrade?

Added the 4 GB as you suggested. Running fine. Now a total of 12 GB.

There was a post a little earlier, regarding the same problem you are having:

Roon Nucleus RAM Upgrade?

[IMG_20220614_215110] This is my i3 roon nucleus rev b from Roon. Can it support two sticks of ram? I am suffering from freeze and low album loading with 90,000 tracks in my libary. I would like to add a total of 2 sticks of ram to see if it will solve the problem.

And a little earlier there was a post from @Danny regarding hardware requirements. Who may now be the only one who can clarify the specs required for a Nucleus today:

@danny

We change the hardware once in a while, while keeping the specs listed on the page stable. Those specs are the ones that matter. Also, competing on hardware spec is not something we care to do because it doesn’t take into account software.
For example, if you have server A and server B (both for running Roon) for the same price and mostly the same specs, but one has 16GB RAM and the other has 8GB RAM. Which is better? The answer is: neither, they are both the same because Roon won’t use the extra RAM.
Another reason is the mismatching of specs. The Nucleus would hit CPU limits if you increased RAM. […]

Another example from a different world: for years, Samsung phones have out-spec’d all Apple iPhones, but anyone (including me, an avid Android user) will tell you that the iPhones all feel like they have better specs. It’s because iOS is tuned to make it feel great. Software decisions in iOS, like little-to-zero processing of backgrounded apps is the big reason why RAM is far lower than on all iPhones compared to flagship Samsungs.

If you pick out the essentials here:

The Nucleus would hit CPU limits if you increased RAM

competing on hardware spec is not something we care to do because it doesn’t take into account software.

]…] will tell you that the iPhones all feel like they have better specs. It’s because iOS is tuned to make it feel great. Software decisions in iOS, like little-to-zero processing of backgrounded apps is the big reason why RAM is far lower than on all iPhones compared to […]

Fair enough.
But the question remains, what happens to a Nucleus if at some point, after an update perhaps, it turns out that “software tuning” is no longer sufficient to compensate for under-specced hardware …
or do we have to assume that this case will never happen?

As already mentioned, I would be glad if this turns out to be unfounded and your problem has another cause.
All the best.