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Originally Posted by 1KW
A little clarification please. Does roon ready mean this unit can be used as a roon core? So this is music server when a usb hard drive is connected and a streamer ie replaces a computer server running roon ?
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In the Roon Ecosystem Roon Ready means that the device can be used as a Roon Endpoint = player. This is not the same as Roon Core = server. Roon Ready relates to the “Output” part. Some streamers allow streaming from internal or external storage devices, but that can be done without the need for Roon. Be careful though; it does not necessarily mean the unit can serve other devices on the network.
Complementary to “Core” and “Output”, “Control” is the third component of Roon...the userinterface.
Some devices offer “Core” and “Output” functionality in one box...but Roon Ready most definitely refers only to the “Output” part.
I would recommend the Nucleus(+) as Core or a NUC built according to the specs Roon provides running ROCK. By separating “Core” and “Output” functionally one has more flexibility and upgrade paths.