Room Nucleus One USB port out to fiber converter to Ethernet DAV?


 

Does anybody know if I will be able to connect my DAC, which as currently configured, does not accept USB streaming, to the Nucleus One USB port using one of these::

StarTech.com USB to Fiber Optic Converter - Open SFP - 1000BASE-SX/LX - Windows/Mac/Linux - USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter”?  
I have good SFPs and the appropriate Corning Fiber.

I ask because I’d like to get my DAC off my LAN switch.  (The Nucleus and my esro 7 pro router, which is the gateway for WiFi in the home and several other Roon  endpoints, are on that switch.)

If the USB to Fiber converter route works from the Nucleus’ point of view, i can run the fiber to a Fiber to Ethernet converter and then Ethernet cable into my DAC. But will there be a breakdown in communication between the DAC looking for Ethernet protocols and the Nucleus sending out via USB 3.0 protocols?(I’m hoping that is exactly what the StarTech USB to Fiber converter plus the SFP is designed to handle, but just looking for guidance from anyone who knows.
Thanks!

 

kirkwallace

You are much better off using the Ethernet and Roon.   I'll be surprised if you can use the Nucleus USB port as, essentially, a USB network adapter port. It’s only there for music, and expects a USB music receiver.   

So, you could, as mentioned, use a USB to coax converter (though this is iffy due to hardware compatability issues.) and end up with S/PDIF, but that loses the asynchronous features.  

Using Roon over Ethernet allows the use of the M33’s asynchronous mode and internal buffer.   Having said that, you can use an isolator or even do Ethernet/fiber/Ethernet conversion if you want to which maintains the asynch features.

Asynch is important because it allows your DAC’s clock to be the single metronome used to reproduce music.  

As @erik_squires said - use M33 as roon end point. You don’t need to use nuckeus usb. Go to Settings, Audio and enable M33 as a device in roon

Thanks again. @erik_squires . What you’ve described (Ethernet/fiber/ethernet) is what I’m doing currently. Just wondering about getting the M33 off the switch.

Probably not doable. Or not advisable.

 

-K