Another bonus is 100% immunity to server and network borne noise. A low cost NUC will get you the best possible sound. Forget about audiophile tweaks on the server end as they will only be a waste of money. Use a power supply as dirty as a New York sewer in the server, and it will sound identical to a server that has $20000 of Audiophile tweaks done to it. No more USB tweak boxes, and all of the other trinkets folks use to cleanup the shortcomings of USB audio.