I’m running a dCS Debussy DAC, Roon Core on a sonicTransport i5 and streaming files from a Synology NAS to a DCS Network Bridge. The network bridge doesn’t support USB out so I use dual AES/EBU cables to the DAC. Dual cables allows me to listen to DSD 128 files.
Room Nucleus+ vs what for dCS
I’m considering a Roon Nucleus+ for streaming to dCS DACs. DCS says networked streaming is superior to USB on their DACs. As such, the easiest way to get content from local is a Roon Core. Is there any sonic advantage to something more expensive? The Nucleus will not be co-located with the audio rack - but will run on Ethernet and there will be no Wifi in the path. It seems like for networked listening, as long as the device can serve up the file quickly, there shouldn’t be a sonic advantage to other devices, but would certainly welcome information to the contrary.