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Any difference in SQ from USB drive storage to NAS playback?

Not sure if there is any difference in theory but.....

Should there be any difference in SQ of files played back through a USB hard drive or flash drive plugged directly into back of my streamer.
Vs the same ripped files accessed by internet from a  NAS?


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jazzman7
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I have been using a Melco N1A as my NAS for the last 2+ years now, and it definitely makes for better SQ than when the music I played was stored on a WD My Cloud or Seagate Backup Plus device.
So in my experience, the quality of the storage implementation definitely makes a difference.  Melco, Aurender, Innous, and such are purpose built audiophile devices, equipped with better power supplies and quieter storage mechanisms, all making for a lower noise floor and yielding better SQ, and as expected, you have to pay for the priviledge.
jazzman7
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For Melco (and I believe for Innous as well) a good part of the game is jitter reduction. There is both an ethernet line in as well as an ethernet player port out. Everything gets reclocked by the Melco. So in effect devices such as the Melco function as an ethernet line conditioner.
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