My upgrade from streaming from a Dell laptop to my current Roon Nucleus Plus server was one of the best improvements in my system sound quality. The USB port on the server is "dead quiet" and pairs really well with my DAC and external hard drive. One of my friends has the Roon Nucleus server and (to me) it has the same fine sound quality and is in the price range you quoted.
One of the great things about the Roon servers is that they come configured with the Roon core and all you'd need to do is add an Android or iOS or Windows app to control it (or all three). Mine has been "rock solid" with backups and updates.
One of the great things about the Roon servers is that they come configured with the Roon core and all you'd need to do is add an Android or iOS or Windows app to control it (or all three). Mine has been "rock solid" with backups and updates.