Entirely up to you, and depends very much on your use case.
If you want to free up the Macbook so you can use Roon without it running, then obviously yes.
Remember though that the TS-x51 is fairly CPU constrained (I use one myself to run the Core), so if you are doing lots of DSP etc, you may find performance not to your expectations.
No harm in trying though.
Just that it works as a charm at the moment. And previously people warned me to put the core on the NAS. It was not powerful enough. So I might stay as it isā¦ Donāt kill anything that is working 
Itās really not as clear cut as ānot powerful enoughā. I find it entirely acceptable with an 80k track library, but I donāt do DSP and I do have an SSD configured to run the db.
In the early days before Roon released a Linux Core, I ran it inside a Windows VM on the QNAP!
Gotcha, will maybe do a try later on,
Iāve been wanting to get a network storage at home for a long time. What is a good starter QNAP thatās powerful enough, but not crazy expensive? Thanks f or you input!
For file storage, or for running the Roon Core on too?
If itās the former, they are all powerful enough.
If itās the latter, the general wisdom is to got an i3 CPU as a minimum. Or you may find as I do that the most recent Celereon models like the TS-x51+ or TS-x53 are perfectly OK. I recommend you go for the 8G RAM upgrade and also buy a SSD to put the Roon database on. If you buy a 4-bay model, you can put the SSD in one of the bays and run a 3-disk RAID5.
I was thinking of maybe moving my core over as well when I make the jump, so powerfull enough to run Roon Core for the next few years. Any model numbers I should check out that have recieved good reviews?
How much is crazy expensive? I have been using a QNAP TVS-471 for a year now and have never had any issues. Loading it up with an SSD and NAS hard drives can definitely drive up the cost considerably more than the QNAP itself. I installed a 512 SSD and three Western Digital 6TB Red Pro hard drives in a RAID 5 array. My music is about 1.5TB of space so far which is for me about 3K CDs and 28,000 tracks. Buying the right NAS at this point depends on how big your library is and how big you plan to grow it over time. I am ripping my entire CD collection to my NAS. I made my decision based on the fact that I will probably use this particular QNAP for at least five years before I upgrade it to a newer, better, faster one. The Celereons and others will certainly work but if Roon keeps adding features like DSP and other cool stuff who knows how good an investment that chip will be in the future.
Have Roon as my core on the PC in my study. I listen in my study as well as with Ayre QX5 Twenty on my main system in the basement. Tried to do the install on QNAP, but error occurred with message that there is no shared file. Help! I want to be able to still listen in the study through the computer as well.
Hi @Edward_Schreiber,
Make sure, you have set up a RoonServer shared folder on your QNAP. This can also be done in the QNAP web configuration. You can also find information about the installation process here.
Hi guys,
I have installed RoonServer successfully on my QNAP TS-251, I think my QNAP is not recommended to run Roon, but I find it run smoothly and no drop outs at all.
I have 1 x 250GB Samsung EVO SSD in 1 slot as Roon database, and 1 x 4TB Seagate hard drive for music library. The library has about 40k songs and around 20 DSD albums.
While streaming I have no lag, no drop outs and delay while playing lossless albums, however when playing DSD album, I notice the signal path show ā1xā which is not very good, but again no drop outs or delay on DSD tracks at all.
Iām thinking to upgrade to 8gb (currently 4gb) RAM and hope it will help improve the performance.
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So, briefly, if I set up an external SSD via USB, is migrating the existing database over to it simply a matter of formatting and naming the SSD, and then deleting or renaming the old database?
Hi, I am thinking of replacing my old QNAP TS-459 Pro II with a newer one. The TVS-473e looks great. Now it has an AMD sƩrie R RX-421BD. The CPU seems to be based on the x86 architecture. Now I would like to make sure. Does anybody know if Roon Server would be able to run on it ?
Cheers
Since a week, I have the TVS-473e here as well (next to a TVS-471 with i7 cpu), and it is working great so farā¦
But I have not done a proper performance comparison yet.
Thanks for your prompt answer
I am moving from a Mac Mini based setup to a NAS setup. I do not have a streamer - the Mini is currently acting as a core/server and is connected directly to the DAC via USB.
If I move the Server section to the NAS, can I still use the Mini as Control and Output point? This way, the Mini can connect to the NAS via Ethernet, and feed the DAC via USB.
Or am I totally misunderstanding the whole thing and Iām better off keeping the Core/Server on the Mini ?
Yes you can do that.
This QNAP package made the transition to Roon a most straightforward experience. Prior to running Roon Server on a 453BT3, I was running Minimserver for a couple of Linn streamers and Logitech Media Server for some old Squeezebox devices. Now, Iāve got Roon as the sole music source for all these devices.
Furthermore, I appreciate the Last FM integration thatās available for all the devices. I could never get Scrobbles from the Linn DSM to work. The only LMS add-on that I miss is the MusicIP analysis used to generate playlists with similar āmusical fingerprintsā.
Many thanks.
I miss music ip too.