Roon Nucleus Rev B - Roon Music Server Nucleus+

Key Features

Purpose-Built Music Server

Dedicated Roon music server optimized for high-performance audio streaming
Runs Roon Core software natively for library management, playback, and multi-room control
Designed to be always on, reliable, and efficient for music playback systems

Performance & Architecture

Powerful internal hardware tailored for fast database handling and DSP processing
Handles large music libraries including local files and multiple streaming services
Provides bit-perfect playback to network audio devices, streamers, and endpoints

Seamless Integration

Works with Roon Ready, Roon Tested, and standard networked audio devices
Integrates smoothly with Hi-Res audio formats including DSD, MQA, and PCM
Centralizes control of multi-room audio systems and device groups

Connectivity

Gigabit Ethernet for stable network audio distribution
USB ports for local storage connection and audio device linking
Designed to connect seamlessly to network switches, streamers, DACs, and controllers

Software & Features

Roon Core delivers rich metadata, artist bios, credits, lyrics, and curated recommendations
Supports advanced DSP features like parametric EQ, volume leveling, and cross-fade
Multi-zone playback with independent volume and track control per zone

User Experience

Controlled via Roon Remote apps on smartphones, tablets, and computers
Intuitive interface for browsing, searching, and organizing music
Automatic discovery of networked audio endpoints

Stability & Reliability

Fanless, silent operation suitable for living rooms and dedicated listening spaces
Robust and secure software environment updated regularly with new features

Ideal Use Cases

Audiophile and music lovers with local and streaming libraries
Multi-room systems requiring unified control and seamless playback
Setups using network streamers, Roon Ready devices, and high-resolution sources

Description

NUCLEUS: THE CENTER OF YOUR MUSIC

The nucleus is the center of your Roon music system. It’s the housekeeper, the traffic cop, and the brain that takes care of the music in your life. Using Nucleus, Roon manages all your music – on hard drives, NAS, and streaming content – and allows you to play it on all the audio devices around your home. Nucleus is the best way to run Roon at any price.

MADE BY ROON

The brain behind the entire Roon experience is the Roon Core. Every aspect of Nucleus — hardware, operating system, and software — was developed to provide a silent, high-performance, power-efficient Roon Core by the same team that created Roon.

SIMPLY THE BEST

Nucleus is the easiest and fastest way to get your Roon system running. No computer or networking skills required. You just take it home, plug it in, and download Roon apps for your mobile devices and computers. Nucleus keeps itself current with automatic updates.

Roon has enjoyed tremendous success among computer audiophiles and other tech-savvy enthusiasts, but Nucleus was created to reach everyone who loves music. It is a product that requires nearly no computer knowledge or networking skills. You literally take it home, plug it in, and control it with the Roon Remote app for iPad, iPhone, or Android device (and of course the Roon app for Mac/Windows). Because it’s running Roon, Nucleus finds the audio devices on your network and makes it easy to stream to them.

ROON-CLASS PERFORMANCE

Unlike simple music player apps, Roon is designed to make use of modern computing power (and the more of it, the better). So we’ve worked with Intel to develop Nucleus on their highest-performance NUC platform, which means that using Roon with Nucleus feels incredibly fast, and there’s horsepower to spare for handling large music libraries, multi-room streaming, and digital signal processing.

In the white paper, you’ll learn what design decisions led to the choice of CPU, boot media, internal storage options, and more.

BUILT FOR BETTER SOUND

Nucleus has no fans, spinning disks, or moving parts of any kind, and its minimal operating system is tuned for delivering high-performance audio. Whether you put it in your listening room, on your desk, or in a rack, you can be confident you will be getting the best sound from any music server.

DESIGNED TO AUDIOPHILE STANDARDS

Nucleus is for people who love music, so it has to stand up to the scrutiny of the toughest customers out there. Designing Nucleus without fans, spinning disks, or other moving parts – while maintaining the level of computing performance Roon requires – brought some interesting thermal and mechanical challenges. Learn why Nucleus is the best way to run Roon, whether you have a top-spec listening room, a home theater, or a dedicated multi-room equipment rack.

WHAT IS ROON?

Roon is a music management and listening solution that takes a very different approach to interacting with your music. Instead of seeing a spreadsheet-like view of your music (as with iTunes and almost all other media systems), Roon provides a very rich non-list-based experience, using credits, artist relationships, genres, lyrics, concert/tour dates, artwork, and more to allow for an informative navigation and exploration of your library.

Input voltage12-19V DCI/O ports(2x) USB 3.0 (can be used for hard drive and/or DAC)
(x2) HDMI (stereo and multi-channel audio output)
Gigabit Ethernet LANInternal drive2.5” SATA SSD or HDD up to 9.5mm drive heightLibrary capacityUp to 10,000 albums (100,000 tracks), Multi-room streamingOver 6 simultaneous zonesDSP capabilityAll DSP functions available.Dimensions (WxDxH)8.35″ x 6.14″ x 2.91″ (212 x 156 x 74mm)Weight5.51 lb. (2.5kg)