Article: The Definitive Guide To Roon Optimized Core Kit (ROCK)

[Serge Libotte]

Hello, I’ve multiple questions. Let number them for ease:

 

1.

The NUC we speak about are the i3 and the i7. I’m a bit surprised the i5 is never mentioned however benchmarks seems to place it closer to the i7 than the i3.

The i5 consumption is lower and so is the heat. Akasa, among other companies, proposes fanless enclosure for it (i7 fan is quite noisy apparently).

Would the i5 be powerful enough?

2.

I’ve a Devialet D200 which can be used as a Roon Network End Point since version 1.3. This is a blessing for all Devialet owner. I’d like to improve Ethernet. Any sounding recommendation is welcome.

3.

Did someone compared the SQ of this appliance to other solutions?

 

Thanks,

 

Serge.