With a boot time coming in at less than 2 seconds, why not just hit the power button to turn it on and off? A power on/off schedule would probably be easy to add, if it’s not already included.
I hadn’t looked at Vortexbox in ages. Nice! I don’t think it really competes with ROCK/Nuclei, though. ROCK/Nuclei is supposed to be for those who can’t or don’t want to deal with computer audio in the context of a computer. No twiddling with an operating system, no grappling with software incompatibilities, no fixing everything after an update of one thing, no monitor to have to accommodate on your rack or power situation. Also, I didn’t notice: does the Vortexbox come in a fanless case? That feature is critical if the device is to be used as an audio appliance.
+1