Under $3K streaming dac suggestions, Roon Ready?

Jworth, what you are missing is the title of this post which is for streaming dacs. The Roon Nucleus is not a streaming dac just a streamer.

The other thing you will find out in the forums is that the Nuclues including the plus are actually not that popular compared to the Aurender and Innous streamers which are both much more technologically advanced products with the exception being the Aurender is not a Roon compatible product.

In particular the Innous streamer offers far better performance than the Nucleus plus as the Nuculeus is based on a Nuc computer vs the Innous which is a completely custom device with a custom mother board which has been desinged to provide a low noise/low jitter digital output via both USB and Ethernet, a low noise processor, as well as an ethernet incomming noise filter, and a state of the art power supply design. 

If you love your Nucleus we would recommend trying  a demo of the Innous Zenith which is a bit more expensive, howerver, we feel you will really be blown away by the massive sonic difference between the two steamers. 

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ Innous dealers

Got it, feeling kind of stupid. I guess my view is I like the combination of DAC & Streamer I have now.  Your suggestion is to replace the streamer (Nucleus +) with an Innous Zenith streamer.  This change will create a substantial jump in sound quality.  Worth a some thought. Thank you for the feedback.

I think the SonicTransporter computers are a better deal than the Roon Nuc and Nuc+

I did some research on the chip technology on both the Roon Nucleus+ And the Innous Zenith products.  What I found was interesting in terms of technology innovation and devastation.  The NUC chip is far more advanced than the Innous chip in terms of computing power.  The Intel NUC chip is close to technology advancement proof.  The Innous chip is already devastated in terms of technology advancement. The software that both companies produce is proprietary.  I think I will stick with the combination of Roon and Intel’s Technology v. Innous.  Thanks again for the insight.  My apologies for getting this discussion off track...