I’m a little confused if I would benefit from adding a NUcleus to my system when I already have a music player in the Audio Alchemy DMP-1. I know the Nucleus works as my core, but other than not being connected to my computer is Nucleus doing mostly the same job as the DMP-1 (or an Auralic Aries, sa…

I’ve recently replaced a microRendu with a DMP-1 in one of my systems. It connects over the network to a Nucleus and feeds a Yggdrasil DAC. Using the AA PS-5 to power the DMP-1 as well. All work perfectly.

The Audio Alchemy DMP-1 and the Auralic Aries are both audio endpoints, and can not run the Roon Core. https://roonlabs.com/howroonworks.html

Thanks, Danny. That part I do get. So the two would work with each other (the Nucleus and DMP-1) with the Nucleus being connected to my DAC or the DMP-1?

[image] digitalzed: Audio Alchemy DMP-1 The DMP-1 is Roon Ready ( https://www.elac.com/product/dmp-1/ ) – which means if it is on the network next to the Nucleus, the Nucleus will discover it and be able to play to it just fine. The Aries is also Roon Ready, so same story there. Both have SPD…

So then the main advantage to having a Nucleus in a set up that also has the DMP-1 like I do is that the core is always on and ready and not dependent on the computer the core is currently on. Is that correct?

That’s one of the reasons. There are many other advantages to Nucleus, such as not having to deal with operating system updates (Win10 and MacOS can be heavy handed at times), or other software interfering with Roon’s stability. There are a ton of other things Nucleus just does “right”, which you …

Thanks, Danny. It’s clear to me now.

We just wrote up a quick blog post advertising the Nucleus White Paper if you want to check that out: [image] What Makes Nucleus So Special? - Roon Labs We’ve been asked this question about a million times since we announced Nucleus – our first hardware product – last year, so we’ve put t…

Hey Steve. THANK YOU. That is exactly the info I wanted. What are the benefits you’ve seen since adding the Nucleus to your system?

The Nucleus replaced a Mac Mini (late 2014) with 2.8GHz i5 w. 8GB memory, and 256GB SSD. No slouch. However, the Nucleus is simply a much better Roon server in many respects. Lower noise floor, top to bottom unraveling of music that feels more realistic, more dynamic, and it goes on and on from ther…

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