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Computer as roon core- ROCK or Audiolinux?

Thanks Chris, very helpful

chris shorter said:
From within Roon, you can schedule backups of the Roon database to either Dropbox or and external USB or network drive. The internal drive has a samba share and you can back this up from another PC or MAC.
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Is that Roon database backup is just a database/index file? or your music files too?

Maybe slotting a NUC directly into where my MacbookPro was (directly connected to my DAC) isn't the best solution. I'm thinking:

• NUC w/ROCK connected to my router via ethernet
• Current iTunes library is on an external drive. Connect this directly to the NUC and point Roon to it?
• Buy an endpoint like a Raspberry Pi or a Bluesound Node to hook up directly to my DAC

If this doesn't make sense, please feel free to let me know. I'd appreciate it
 
Koobre said:
I'm planning on using a barebones Intel NUC i7 computer with an SSD to serve as a Roon server. I predominantly stream via tidal but have a collection of about 500 digital albums on a separate hard drive. I have already got a Roon lifetime membership. I'm considering using the Roon OS (Roon optimised computer kit-ROCK) but have heard that Audiolinux may have an edge in terms of sound quality. I was wondering if anyone has any experience in comparing both? I have no experience with Linux but comfortable with general Mac computer use and was also wondering if it is a tricky software to manage. Many thanks.
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Hi Koobre,

I found that Audiolinux definitely made a positive difference over the generic and stripped down Linux versions I tried.

There are a couple if loooong threads over on Audiophile Style, I HATE that name! They are very good value.

There are NUCs they recommend to use, along with an Akasa case in due course.

The Upside:
You can end up with an excellent stream endpoint for a very nice price.

The downside:
IME it is VERY transparent. Everything makes a difference. You end up chasing grounding and quality power, including LT3045s and LPSUs. OCD levels of attention.

It was an interesting journey, and one that I found very interesting. Having got it all working I decided to buy a Linn Klimax Renew DS/1 and just get back to listening to music. The Renew isn't better or worse, but it is one neat package, rather than 3 shelves worth of boxes!
 
There is no need for any audiophile Linux, just use ROCK, they have optimised the linux distro for Roon already.
 
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