@Phil - Using a Nucleus+ w/ Samsung (4TB) 860 PRO internal SSD, Matrix to DSD, AQVOX-SE switch & Giga FOIL filter for Ethernet external streaming. Samsung T5 (2TB) SSD off Nucleus+ USB port w/ AQVOX USB A/C cable. About 1,000 hi res albums streaming Nuleus+ Local library. Running Roon ROCK OS and never once below X2 processing streaming DSD128 files & multiple DSP functions engaged. Not one single issue w/ hardware & software after 6 months running and power on 24X7 Using Tidal as external source and ~10 internet radio stations.
Power - single run 10/2 AC line w/ SR BLUE duplex for P20 w/ Shunyata Research Anaconda (6ga, 20A, 1,8m) into P20 Regenerator. 18V Sbooster LPS w/ AC12 power cable (P20) for Nucleus+ power. 5V Sbooster LPS w/ AC12 power cord (P20) for Giga FOIL filter power. 5V Sbooster LPS w/ AC12 power cord (P20) for AQVOX-SE switch. AQVOX LPS for Matrix USB-B power w/ JMaxwell (1ft) “data only” USB A/C cable from 2nd port of Nucleus+ USB.
Interconnect - Valhalla 2 HDMI from Matrix to I2S DSD.
I love the Nucleus+, my next server will be a very hard decision because the N+ is amazing and so simple w/ zero drama. Since this was my 1st streamer I wanted a very low drama platform both HW & SW. I had no idea it would operate this well for SQ. I knew the software was amazing, targeting the i7 nuc platform running only on application, Roon Core. Adding Matrix took 2min and the GUI is so simple to use w/ iPAD. Get the N+ if you are going to get into Convolution Filtering or use a lot of DSPs like auto volume…
Local library. Before adding the Matrix I had (2) T5 (2TB each) SSDs off the dual USB w/ internal 4TB SSD supporting over 100, 000 tracks. Since then I have pruned my local library to just hi res. I use Tidal for CD quality streaming external. The N+ managed that with ease and can do up to 300, 000 tracks with ease from other owners. I thought about going from 8GB RAM to 16GB RAM and was told the 8GB easily supports 300, 000 tracks. For this little block of aluminum, it is very powerful.