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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?

hifi_jed_1986
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audphile1
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Unless you have rare CDs that you can’t find on Qobuz or Tidal, I wouldn’t bother with ripping them. And the few rare ones you can rip using dbpoweramp free version into FLAC or WAV. 

If you already have a library of CD rips or high res music you can store it on SSD drive with a backup on another SSD or HDD. 
 

My music library is on SSD mounted internally in my Roon Nucleus One. It’s extremely rare that I play an album from that library. 

mitch2
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Many ways to (successfully) skin that cat.

Answers to two questions might help.

  1. Do plan to use Roon, and
  2. what is your budget, all in, to get the digital signal to your DAC?

In the meantime, you might look into Roon’s own website, Small Green Computer, and, at a higher price point, Grimm Audio and/or Antipodes.

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dogearedaudio
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Eversolo has a new model coming out, the T8, with up to 16TB storage.  If you like the Eversolo environment you might consider that.  That said, any home cloud device will do.

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dogearedaudio
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Oh, and don't forget a backup device.  I back up my NAS manually with separate USB drives.

tutonunez
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I also use a PC (AMD Ryzen 5 5600x, 16GB RAM) as a NAS with MinimServer, and I store my entire music library on an M2 NVMe SSD (don't kill me for this, but there are differences between different NVMe SSDs, and they're very, very noticeable, by the way). Then I output via a PCI SFP card, fiber optic cable, an Ethernet audio switch with SFP, and Cat8 (OCC+Ag) to the LUMIN. The same FLAC file from Qobuz vs. the server sounds slightly better from the NAS PC. All my CDs are ripped to WAV. By the way, MinimServer sorts everything.
This configuration was the result of many tests (trial and error) and hours of listening. I hope it helps.
Best regards.

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