Roon Nucleus

MADE BY ROON

The brain behind the Roon experience is the Roon Core. Every aspect of Nucleus – hardware, operating system, and software – was developed to provide a silent, high-performance, power-efficient Roon Core, by the same team that created Roon.

SIMPLY THE BEST

Nucleus is the easiest, fastest way to get your Roon system running. No computer or networking skills required. Just take it home, plug it in, and download Roon apps for your mobile devices and computers. Nucleus keeps itself current with automatic updates.

BUILT FOR SOUND QUALITY

Nucleus has no fans or moving parts of any kind, and its minimal operating system is tuned to deliver high-performance audio. Whether it’s in your listening room, on your desk, or in a rack, you can be confident you’ll be getting the best sound from any music server.

DEVELOPED WITH INTEL

The rich Roon experience requires modern computing power, and the more the better. We worked with Intel to develop Nucleus to support Roon now and in the future. It has horsepower to spare for large music libraries, multi-room streaming, and DSP.

STORAGE

• Internal 2,5″ SATA SSD

• External USB

• Network storage (NAS)

AUDIO OUTPUTS

Network audio streamers

• USB DACs, speakers, and amplifiers

• HDMI (stereo and multi-channel)

• Hundreds of devices from the best HiFi brands

NUCLEUS

Price

$2200CAD
(includes one year Roon subscription)

Library capacity

Up to 10,000 albums (100,000 tracks)

Multi-room streaming

Up to 6 simultaneous zones

DSP capability

All DSP functions available in the PCM domain, certain combinations of functions using DSD, upsampling, or multichannel processing may not be possible.

NUCLEUS PLUS

Price

$3800CAD 
(includes one year Roon subscription)

Library capacity

Over 10,000 albums (100,000 tracks)

Multi-room streaming

Over 6 simultaneous zones

DSP capability

All DSP functions available.

FEATURES COMMON TO BOTH MODELS

Connections

12-19V DC, 2.5mm ID, 5.5mm OD, 11mm L

2 x USB3.0 (can be used for hard drive and/or DAC)

HDMI (stereo and multi-channel audio output)

Gigabit Ethernet LAN

Internal storage slot

2.5” SATA SSD or HDD up to 9.5mm drive height

Drive not included

Dimensions and Weight

212mm (W) x 156mm (D) x 74mm (H)

3.85kg gross weight (in retail package)

2.5kg net weight (product only)

Accessories Included

AC power supply (19V, 60W)

US/UK/EU/AU power tips

Quick Start Guide

Home Automation and Extensibility

Roon API

Control4 Driver

Crestron Driver

Other

Product Manual

Technical Spec

Nucleus

• i3 processor

• 4GB RAM

• 64GB OS SSD

• Input voltage: 12-19V DC

• I/O ports: (2x) USB 3.0 (can be used for hard drive and/or DAC)
  HDMI (stereo and multi-channel audio output)
  Gigabit Ethernet LAN

• Internal drive: 2.5” SATA SSD or HDD up to 9.5mm drive height
  Library capacity: Up to 10,000 albums (100,000 tracks)

• Multi-room streaming: Up to 6 simultaneous zones

• DSP capability: All DSP functions available in the PCM domain. Certain combinations of functions using DSD source or destination formats, upsampling, or multichannel processing may not be possible.

Nucleus+

• i7 processor

• 8GB RAM

• 128GB OS SSD

• Input voltage: 12-19V DC

• I/O ports: (2x) USB 3.0 (can be used for hard drive and/or DAC)
  HDMI (stereo and multi-channel audio output)
  Gigabit Ethernet LAN

• Internal drive: 2.5” SATA SSD or HDD up to 9.5mm drive height
  Library capacity: Up to 10,000 albums (100,000 tracks)

• Multi-room streaming: Over 6 simultaneous zones

• DSP capability: All DSP functions available.