Catching Up with Roon: CEO Enno Vandermeer to Appear on Qobuz Live, Plus Nucleus Black Friday Deal

(December 2, 2020) Here's a couple of interesting quick-hit news items involving Roon. First, Roon's CEO, Enno Vandermeer, is joining Qobuz Live tomorrow (December 3, 2020) at 4:00pm EST. Qobuz Live streams on Qobuz's Facebook page (click here to set a reminder). According to Qobuz, Vandermeer will lead a discussion diving deep into Roon's feature set, including its "Nucleus and the extensive DSP, oversampling and unique radio function." He'll also discuss Roon's diverse team and future directions. Tune in and you can win a FREE six-month subscription to Qobuz and Roon! In other words, gain some knowledge and potentially win a sweet prize!

Second, Roon is offering a Black Friday deal on its Nucleus and Nucleus Plus Core systems. While pricing on these physical hardware options still begins at $1,459 and $2,559, respectively, Roon is offering one free year of TIDAL and one free year of Roon with a purchase. That roughly equates to a $360-ish savings, if my math is correct. To purchase a Nucleus Core device and take advantage of this offer, click here.

 

[Todd Anderson]

Just in case anyone wanted to see the stream, here it is:

Qobuz Live with Roon | Roon CEO, Enno Vandermeer, joins Qobuz Live! Roon has built a unique company centered around helping people manage, aggregate and control their various... | By Qobuz - USA - Facebook

Roon CEO, Enno Vandermeer, joins Qobuz Live! Roon has built a unique company centered around helping people manage, aggregate and control their various...

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[Sonnie Parker]

I am a huge Roon fan, but I just don't see this Nucleus being a bargain, not even with the freebies thrown in.

 

[Todd Anderson]

I've toyed around with the idea of snagging one, but the price is definitely steep. NAD has something similar that was on sale (BlackFriday) for $699. Some of the user reviews were off-putting, though.

I think I'm going to stick with streaming and physical disc.

 

[Sonnie Parker]

The Intel NUC with Roon ROCK is the ticket IMO... especially if you can locate it in another room where the only connection is the network cable. There is no way for it create any weak link in your chain. And if you get an i7 with 16GB memory, a fast SSD and then a storage SSD... I would think you'd be way ahead of the Nucleus. There are plenty of high-end users in the Roon forum that think so.

 

[Todd Anderson]

What kind of cost are we talking about, @Sonnie?

 

[Sonnie Parker]

What kind of cost are we talking about, @Sonnie?

I spent $640 on mine... and another $200 would have gotten me the i7 with a lot more space, but I just didn't need it.

What is your music and/or media server?

This setup means Convolution will be used for my two-channel listening, and I will not have to rely on Dirac Live, that is assuming Convolution ends up being as good or better than Dirac. This will enable me to use the analog inputs on the processor to compare various DACs. And... with Dirac...

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