[JemHadar]

A NAS unit with multiple drives offers the possibility of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) schemes. A good NAS should also include simple to advanced back up applications.

A SSD drive is a fairly noisy device from an electrical point of view. They have a limited number of read/write cycles…but most likely you will never hit the limit during its practical lifetime. But then you should also assume a HDD will eventually fail at some point too, hence RAID to the rescue.

I guess your use case will lead the way. If you want to share your data on your local network (e.g. a Roon setup with multiple end points) and implement some type of data security/back up scheme, a NAS is definitely the way to go.

If the above does not apply…a SSD should do the job just fine.

Regardless, I would recommend to check if your dac/streamer supports access to a NAS…some kind of server software will have to run somewhere…could be the streamer (e.g. Lightning on the Auralic Aries) or on the NAS (e.g. Roon…if your streamer is Roon Ready…the Rose is)

BTW enjoy your new acquisition in good health…the Rose looks like a great streamer.