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https://www.hifinews.com/content/roon-nucleus-titan-music-libraryserver

The Titan’s processing power is one area where it differs from the step-down Nucleus One, supporting a greater number of tracks and albums (over 100,000 and 10,000, respectively) and more simultaneous playback zones. Additionally, the Nucleus One does not support all the DSP options available via the Titan, while it uses an internal cooling fan, features far more prosaic casework, and has a reduced number of USB and HDMI connections.

As advertised, Roon’s new server is supremely easy to engage with. The power button around the rear lights up blue once pressed, which is useful or you’d otherwise have no way of knowing if the device was switched on. It runs silently, and those heatsinks are very effective at keeping the casework cool to barely warm.

The elephant in the room is that there’s nothing about the internal workings of the Nucleus Titan that a computer-savvy audiophile couldn’t assemble themselves. What this model offers, on the other hand, is a true plug-and-play solution. Yes, you could achieve the same for less if you did it yourself, but it wouldn’t be anywhere near as pretty, would most likely have a noisy fan… and you probably wouldn’t want it anywhere near your hallowed hi-fi rack.

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