Roon Nucleus as Network Player

I am using Roon ROCK on a NUC connected by USB to a DAC. USB is being galvanic isolated in DACs it’s just as good. I don’t know all the flowery language the reviewers use but it sounds great to me. It’s better than when I used a Node2i as the streamer. I’ll be changing and using a miniDSP Studio as the endpoint . I want to try dirac I wish you could integrate it into roon.

Thank you both for your input.

jaytor, if you happen to have a decent USB cable, and if your DAC is USB capable, I'd be very interested to get your take on the comparison.

djones51.  The miniDSP Studio and Dirac is something I've thought about as well.  Just conjecture on my part ... if you went USB out from your NUC to the USB Audio input on the miniDSP Studio and then Toslink, spdif or AES-EBU out from the miniDSP Studio to your DAC, could you not achieve both use of Roon interface and Dirac for DSP?

That's probably what I'll do.  I was thinking I wish you could simply export Dirac filters to Roon and not need the minidsp in the chain. 

Not to side track the thread but I have been on fence with Dirac tech. I am particularly interested in hearing feedback on DDRC-22D. 

https://www.minidsp.com/dirac-series/ddrc-22d

I looked at the DDRC-22D but wasn't sure it could be connected by USB using ROCK as the controller it says only Windows or Mac so I went with the SHO Studio to connect with ethernet and use it as an endpoint. I think the Dirac is the same.