Rockna Audio — Streamers
Wavelight Server
The intelligent heart of your high-resolution digital music system.
The Wavelight Server (WLS) acts as the definitive source partner for the modern digital enthusiast, bringing Rockna’s signature precision to the network environment. By consolidating server, storage, and rendering duties into one elegantly engineered chassis, it eliminates the noise and complexity typical of general-purpose computers, ensuring your DAC receives the cleanest possible digital stream.
At its core, the WLS employs an advanced AMD 7-series FPGA engine that handles audio management with surgical accuracy, supported by dual ultra-low jitter CCHD957 clocks. Unlike standard streaming hardware that relies on high-power, electrically noisy CPUs, the Wavelight Server uses a custom, low-TDP Linux environment powered by a massive linear supply with dual toroidal transformers to ensure the utmost signal purity.
Whether you are utilising it as a Roon Core, an HQPlayer NAA, or a UPnP renderer, the Wavelight Server delivers a performance defined by profound transparency and rhythmic integrity. It is an exceptionally transparent source that invites you to explore the furthest reaches of your music collection, providing a solid, holographic soundstage that brings every recording to life with startling realism.
Key Features
01
FPGA-managed audio core
Uses a dedicated AMD 7-series FPGA for real-time audio management and hardware-level transcoding, keeping the system CPU noise-free.
02
Linear power architecture
Equipped with dual toroidal transformers and a dedicated linear power supply to eliminate the high-frequency switching noise common in standard digital streamers.
03
Flexible service ecosystem
Supports Roon Core, HQPlayer NAA, UPnP/DLNA, OpenHome, and AirPlay, allowing it to adapt to your preferred playback interface.
04
I2S digital mastery
Optimised for high-bandwidth, low-jitter I2S output via HDMI, providing the most direct and purest connection possible to high-end DACs.
Chapter 01
Design Philosophy
The Wavelight Server is built on the belief that digital source components should be as stable and predictable as any fine analogue instrument. By rejecting off-the-shelf network modules and high-power processors, Rockna has created an architecture that balances the multitasking needs of a modern server with the isolated, quiet electrical environment required for truly elite audio reproduction.
Chapter 02
Build & Materials
Consistent with the wider Wavelight series, the server features a massive aluminium chassis with a fine brushed texture, designed to provide both physical rigidity and shielding against external interference. Internally, the circuit layout is focused on simplicity and component quality, using high-grade capacitors and precision regulation to ensure long-term reliability and silent operation.
Chapter 03
Sonic Signature
Sonically, the WLS is characterised by its exceptional transparency and temporal stability. It provides a rock-solid, holographic soundstage that allows the listener to hear deeper into the mix, revealing micro-details and textures that lesser servers obscure. It is an honest performer, bringing precision and scale to well-recorded material while maintaining an equable, non-fatiguing presentation across all genres.
Specifications
Server side2/4 core low power CPU, 8GB RAM, 2TB – 16TB storage
Audio engineAMD 7 series FPGA
Clock system2 x CCHD957 clocks
Power supplylinear, 2 x toroidal transformers
OutputsI2S, AES/EBU, SPDIF, TOSLINK, USB(no upsampling on USB)
InputEthernet(LAN)