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Another NAS Question

I've posted a couple of other times on SONOS vs. Apple issues, and am finally close to deciding which route to take, but I have some very basic questions about setting up a NAS device and getting my music stored.

I want to use a commercial service to rip my disks in a lossless codec. Should I buy a NAS device, get it up and running, and then send it in along with my CD's to get them ripped, or can I send it to the ripping service first and then set it up in my system? How much tech savvy do you need to set one up (I'm pretty much a novice on this)? Do I have to leave my computer on to run iTunes, or will a copy reside on the NAS so that I can leave my computer off?

Any thoughts on particular NAS devices that are better with Apple vs. SONOS?

Many thanks to all and particularly those who took the time to reply to my earlier posts.
bbopman

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bbopman OP
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Thanks Sidssp. I want to use a NAS (I think) because I have about 2000 CD's that will cost significant $$$ to get ripped and I want to make sure I don't lose them due to to a hard drive failure.

I have also thought about maybe using an Apple TV rather than a SONOS (which would require that the Mac be on). The "Coverflow" feature on the new Macs is pretty cool and looks like it would do everything I need to manage my music.

As you can see by my question, as a tech type I made a pretty good history major.

Thanks again.
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