Roon can watch multiple storage locations at the same time, so you can use any or all of the options below together.

Storage Devices

Devices connected directly by USB

If your music is on an external USB drive, plug it into your Nucleus. Nucleus supports drives formatted as exFAT or HFS/HFS+ (read-only, so Nucleus can't add new music or make changes to a drive formatted this way). NTFS drives are also supported, though we've seen occasional reports of Nucleus not reliably detecting them. If your NTFS drive isn't showing up consistently, reformatting to exFAT often resolves it.

An internal SSD connected via SATA

We recommend an internal SSD, up to 8TB, for the most reliable internal storage experience. Please see our installation guide for step-by-step instructions.

Network shares (such as a NAS)

Make sure your NAS is turned on and connected to your network, and have your share's username and password ready if it needs one. We recommend connecting networked storage over Ethernet. Please see setting up your NAS for details.

If a drive doesn't appear after connecting it, confirm it's formatted correctly using the guidance above, and try a different USB port or cable.

Audio Devices

Devices connected directly by USB

If you're using a DAC, headphone amp, A/V receiver, integrated amplifier, or active speaker system connected directly to Nucleus over USB, connect it to one of the back panel ports and make sure it's powered on.

Devices connected directly by HDMI

If you have an A/V receiver or another device with an HDMI audio input, connect it to Nucleus's HDMI output. This output supports both stereo and multi-channel audio.

Network audio devices

Many audio devices, active speakers, DACs, integrated amplifiers, and A/V receivers, connect over your network. If you're using a Roon Ready, AirPlay, Sonos, or other supported streaming device, confirm it's connected to your network (Ethernet or Wi-Fi) and powered on. We recommend Ethernet where possible.

If a connected audio device doesn't appear as a zone, confirm it's powered on and check Settings, Audio for its status.

If you're still having trouble getting your storage or audio devices set up, please get in touch with our Technical Support team here.