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Old 07-14-2021, 06:59 PM
krelldog krelldog is offline
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Is a NAS the best way to "feed" a streamer/network player ? This is in comparison to playing files directly off an internal HD inside a streamer/network player ?

When I say better..I'm referring to sound quality, and over all smoother operation ?

Also, my router is in close proximity to my audio system. Would I need to relocate a NAS to an area away from my listening /gear area ? Because of noise.

Also, If your going to exclusively use a NAS as your music source, should I purposely purchase a streamer/network player without any internal HD ?

Any and all help is much appreciated. I'm a long time audiophile who understands analogue, digital...not so much.

Thanks in advance.
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Old 07-14-2021, 07:43 PM
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Is a NAS the best way to "feed" a streamer/network player ?
IMHO, yes.

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This is in comparison to playing files directly off an internal HD inside a streamer/network player ?
Yup.

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When I say better..I'm referring to sound quality, and over all smoother operation ?
Yup.

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Also, my router is in close proximity to my audio system. Would I need to relocate a NAS to an area away from my listening /gear area ? Because of noise.
Yes but you cannot do that with noisy internal HD, can you?

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Also, If your going to exclusively use a NAS as your music source, should I purposely purchase a streamer/network player without any internal HD ?
Probably.
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Old 07-14-2021, 08:16 PM
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Thanks Kal...just trying to do this right.
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Old 07-14-2021, 09:47 PM
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Thanks Kal...just trying to do this right.
The only exception I would make is that, if your collection was small enough to put on an SSD that you could afford, you could simply build a small silent PC with that one drive (and an external one for a back-up).
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Old 07-15-2021, 06:57 AM
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Excellent advice above. To that I would one comment:

While wireless is very good these days, wired ethernet is still the best. If you can make a wired connection from your (remote) NAS to your streamer, that becomes a very good solution. If not, a silent PC as mentioned above becomes more attractive.
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