Any advice on the largest SSD drive that will fit and work reliably in Nucleus+?

@Avi_Markowitz I’m using a 2TB Samsung 860 EVO. Works like a charm. You can get more storage, just be sure the drive is no more than 9.5mm tall, due to space restrictions with the Nucleus. [image] Avi_Markowitz: Any advice on the largest SSD drive that will fit and work reliably in Nucleus+? …

I’m using a SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD 2 TB in my NUC. Also under the 9.5mm hight limit, and works perfectly.

[image] Amazon.com: Samsung 860 EVO 4TB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E4T0B/AM): Computers & Accessories

Samsung is coming with a new type of SSD with 3d v-nand (QLC), named Samsung 860 QVO 4TB. Same form factor. In the Netherlands they will be for sale at €639 That,s about 200 euro cheaper.

If understood correct, you use the Nucleus both as Roon server and storage of your music files. Do you use usb out directly to usb in at a separate dac? Or would you need a streamer as well to maintain SQ? Will it be possible with a Nucleus (i3) as well - I do not need upsampling?

@Redwine Yes, you may use the Nucleus to both serve your Roon files and to store them, assuming you install an internal hard drive. Of course, you may always connect a USB drive with music files to either of the Nucleus devices. You may also use one of the two USB connections to tether a USB dac. …

So you use the Devialet as streamer and the Nucleus is not direct connected/wired using usb or similar. Does it give better sq using streaming?

@Redwine That’s correct: the Devialet is the streamer and is not direct connected. It’s simply on the network. Lots of devices can work this way. In terms of SQ, Roon will say it just serves the bits to the appropriate dac/streamer and that device will determine SQ. My impression is that the Nuc…

I connect directly to my network using Ethernet and then stream to all compatible devices in my home (e.g. Bluesound and Sonos), but I can also connect directly to the my PS Audio Directstream DAC using USB. I haven’t tried connecting yet using HDMI to output multichannel music.

Thanks. I’ll add that to the 4TB SSDs to look at for the Nucleus+.

Roon Labs Community

SSD drive for Nucleus+

Roon Software Discussion Nucleus

danny (Danny Dulai) December 11, 2018, 1:12pm 4

Internal or External Nucleus + drive recommendations

Roon Causing Constant NAS HDD Access

What hard drive do you use with Nucleus?