I purchased a years subscription to roon after a trial and I do enjoy the information I get about albums etc. on the app. I am building up a library of CD rips and purchasing new material - I therefore will not need Qobuz or Tidal.
I have a WD NAS and it works very well as media server but I cannot load Roon onto it, the QNAP and Synology NAS that it can be loaded to are more expensive than my budget.
I have loaded Plex to my NAS and this works well and is a good alternative, though less featured. I have to decide if having an expensive subscription as well as needing a PC to run Roon will actually be worthwhile next year. If you could get Roon as an app on WD NAS that would be an easier decision.
That device does not have the CPU that can handle running a program like Roon. You need a computer. What are you running Roon Core on now, and why can’t you keep using it?
My primary aim is to not have to boot up a computer to run Roon , choosing music via ios app. I have thought about turning an old mac into a server so may do that.
I did wonder about the processor - anyone have an idea what processor /ram is needed in a NAS to run Roon ?