Designed by the team that made Roon, Nucleus is the only music server on the market that is designed from the ground up to provide the best Roon experience.
it depends. Many PC's introduce noise into the signal causing jitter which can cause a degradation in SQ. I believe Nucleus is designed with that in mind. Your PC/mac may be fine. It's more about convenience and functionality.
Does a Nucleus need a hard drive to be discovered on the network?
No.
Does the Nucleus offer a better sound quality over downloading directly to my computer?
it depends. Many PC's introduce noise into the signal causing jitter which can cause a degradation in SQ. I believe Nucleus is designed with that in mind. Your PC/mac may be fine. It's more about convenience and functionality.