Roon Nucleus?

[Maury_Finkle]

not a perfectly complete answer, but you may want to browse the thread below:

Roon nucleus or Mac mini as Roon core?

I enjoy using Roon with my NDX2 and SN3 system and use a 10 year old iMac as my Roon core. I use a windows laptop for my computing needs. The core crashes from time to time which is easily but inconveniently solved by restarting Roon. My router is in a cloak cupboard and it would need major work to route Ethernet cables to any devices. If I buy a Roon nucleus it can be placed in the same cupboard as my router and connected via an Ethernet cable. Streaming to the NDX2 would remain as wifi. £170…

there’s a number of similar conversations sprinkled across the boards. good luck!