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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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mlsstl
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(use NAS)...to make sure I don't lose them due to to a hard drive failure.

Even a RAID format won't give you the level of protection you probably want. Equipment can be stolen, kicked over by accident, damaged in a fire or windstorm, wiped out by an electrical surge, and so on.

A RAID only helps with one particular type of loss (single drive failure in a correctly configured multiple drive setup.) It doesn't do squat for the other perils.

I recommend a second, backup drive that spends most of its time unplugged and put in a safe spot. (The safest is off-premises storage when a fire, etc. won't get it.)

I just bought another 750 GB USB drive for backup purposes. $170 was a pretty small investment for the time I have invested in assembling a collection similar in size to yours (excess of 2000 albums.)
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