Roon Core Machine
Nucleus Plus, Version 1.0 (Build 227), 2TB Internal SSD. Power supplied by Mojo Audio Joule V LPS.
Networking Gear & Setup Details
Ubee modem. Linksys Mesh network with base node and two satellites. Modem is hardwired to base node (of course), hardwire from base node to Nucleus Plus. No known issues with network. Network Monitor not showing any outages.
Connected Audio Devices
Satellite Linksys node, hardwired to → EtherRegen B-to-A, optical out to → OpticalRendu, USB out → Matrix X S/PDIF, HDMI/I2S out to → PS Audio DirectStream DAC → Rowland Continuum S2 Integrated → Magnepan 20.7
Number of Tracks in Library
1,460 Albums, 16,400 Tracks, mix of ripped CDs and Qobuz.
Description of Issue
Most of the time, everything in the system operates as expected.
On occasion, music output will stop completely for 5-10 minutes. This happens either between tracks – especially if I’ve changed upcoming tracks while one track is playing – or it happens when I go to select the first track to play in a new session. On rare occasions, output will stop during a listening session as Roon goes from one track to the next, but I have not heard it cut any songs off in mid-play.
Roon/Roon Nucleus+ is usually up 24x7, although not always playing (i.e., I hit Stop on a remote before going to bed.) Recently, when I went out of town, I dropped the entire system including network gear and restarted/rebooted it all when I arrived home. No change.
When the outage happens, I get the jellyfish on all remote devices, and it will stay that way for about five to ten minutes. I can’t get album display, search functions, playlists, etc. Just jellyfish. After a period of time, Roon snaps back to attention, ready to go.
I can’t immediately discern any library scanning, network outages, or any other explanation for the 5-10 minute delay, though my sleuthing abilities are limited.
This outage generally occurs once a day, sometimes more often.
This is not the end of the world, and I’ve come to realize that Roon will eventually come back to life, but it is annoying/frustrating, and I’d love to know what’s causing it.