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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Showing 1 response by glennewdick

After looking into similar situation, I ended up buying a Blue Sound Vault. NAS’s are great but you must do all the loading via a PC, meta file editing, organising etc. There are programs that do this ok but still requires some effort and time. The Node is dead simple stuff a CD into it, and it does it all is self, it can also be backed up to a hard drive or NAS. Can read off a NAS or hard drive as well.  It’s also a good streamer if you use the digital out to your DAC. I found it hard to tell the difference to my other streamer at a significant cost increase. That streamer is now sold off. The Vault is a handy devise that organises and makes your digital music easy to use through the app. The vault can be set to store using FALC/WAVE etc. so basically CD quality if burning a CD for example. I do not know if it can handle hi rez recordings though as I don’t have any SACD’s. Probably though.

 

There are more expensive options that do the same, but I have to say the Blue OS is excellent (better by far then the Aurender app). The vault worked flawlessly for adding my 300+ CD’s (with more then half the space still avail). I used FLAC as its lossless and slightly less space needed then WAVE (Native red book CD). But you can pick either option for storage.