We don’t respond because we have nothing to say about sound quality. Some people say it will improve SQ, some don’t. We tend to say out of sound quality debates because it’s all about what you have, what you are used to, and what your options are. It’s very subjective. This is also why you will never ever see us make an audio endpoint.
What I can say without a doubt is that Nucleus is the best machine to run RoonServer. The integration with Roon for updates and the storage support is much better than anything we’ve seen. Because we can control the experience from the core machine all the way to the Roon UI, we are able to provide a much nicer experience than anyone else making a Roon Core machine could. Later, if/when we do a plug-in environment, it’ll be innovation that exists only on our operating systems. We will push Nucleus forward with updates similar to how we push Roon forward.
As an appliance, the Macs can’t compete. Additionally and undeniably, the Mac has fans that create auditory noise. The Nucleus is completely silent, so it is suitable for your listening room. This would be the only objective SQ advice we can give: Fans hurt sound quality 