Looking for Some Music Server Advice


I have a 2020 Innuos Zenith music server (4TB) as well as a LUMIN T2 streamer I purchased at the same time. The Innuos serves as my Roon core and it houses my entire CD collection along with some digital downloads taking up nearly all of the 4TB capacity. The music is double backed up on two separate external hard drives. Lately I have been having some issues with the Innuos and currently it is not showing up on my network. As I work through this it has caused me to start thinking  about potential replacements.  This is where I can use some advice. It should be noted that I primarily listen to vinyl so streaming and listening to digital audio is secondary for me and something I do mainly out of convenience.  Accordingly, I don’t want to break the bank on a potential Innuos replacement.  I would appreciate any advice this community has regarding different options that would house my digital collection while continuing to allow streaming on Tidal, Quobuz etc. I wasn’t thinking I needed to replace the LUMIN also but if there is a one box solution I might consider selling it.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts folks may have.

puppyt

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Thanks to all for these suggestions. This is the kind of advice I was looking for from budget solutions to higher priced options. Really appreciate the feedback.

@ghdprentice 

Can you tell me more about Aurender? Would it take the place of both the Innuos and the LUMIN or just the Innuos?

Again, many thanks for these thoughtful ideas. This board is a wealth of information.  I really appreciate it.

@puppyt

@mdalton

@cfarrow

Would the Sonic Transporter or I7 simply replace the Innuos in my system allowing me to continue using the LUMIN as the streamer/renderer?  Would that be a reasonable pairing?