Nucleus, is there a better alternative?

I’m in a similar boat, had to stop short of completing my digital chain in the last few months but am in need of a server. I’m currently playing files: Macbook (w/ external drive) > Airplay > Airport Express > Mini Toslink > Bricasti M1se w/ network card … I want to run a server to the dac over ethernet, was thinking about getting a Nucleus to throw my files on (about 5tb) and I also use Tidal/Spotify … but on the fence between that and NAS … K41 seems to get a lot of accolades? 

@sns Right, thank you. I have fiberoptic internet service, but not sure what benefit that would grant me unless I went fully optical and even then that would only really matter for the DSPs, not the files? Either way, NAS or server, I’d want to use a LPS, already have a Hynes SR4T that needs a new job. This sounds silly, but because I use the files for work/organizing as much as for pleasure, I’m not in love with Roon as the interface doesn’t allow the list view to be viewed compact enough, and that last interface part of the equation also informs the choice.

Same here, my fiber optic line runs from pole, through wall to an optical box in the house, then ethernet to a router and coax to a few extenders (simply because the coax runs were already here when i move in) but the extenders are pretty crap.