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Local network HiRes storage and player


Looking to learn the best method for storing high resolution music files locally on your hardwired network and playing into a stand alone DAC>PassLabs system

*Currently I run an Eversolo A8 into a Luxman DAC and stream music. Looking to add local storage to have high res files stored locally. 

1) Is it best to have separate storage device and player (two separate devices) which would then run into the DAC?

2) Or is there a good quality combo device that you have experience?

The Eversolo has storage but I am planning to replace it so it may be nice to get something that does all three tasks (a) streaming (b) storage (c) playing network stored files 

All expertise with being a streamer and file storage user is appreciated focused on two questions - 1) what is best way of doing this device wise (separate eveyrhinf or combine) and 2) what devices are you using?

lastly, are FLAC files the ideal format to store or is there something better?

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ghdprentice
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The largest determinate of the sound characteristics of streamed files is the streamer. A very high quality streamer (like Aurender... the higher tier the better) the better the sound quality will be. I cannot tell the difference between locally stored on my streamer, on my NAS, pocket drive, or streamed files from Qobuz when it is the same version of an album. Often streaming sounds better because a high resolution version of the album is available on Qobuz. 

The key to sound quality is the streamer, not all the tech supplying it with bits, unless one uses a steamer not appropriately matched to your system... (inferior). 

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