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MUSIC SERVER - HOW DO YOU............

I have a all McIntosh system with Tannoy speakers and have decided to go digital. Recently purchased a MDA 1000 to replace my C46. Easily over a 1000 cd collection.

I need a way to store and play. What I want to do is store to a NAS or similar device, sit on the couch with a touch screen of some sort to scan and select my listening pleasure. Can be hard wired or streamed. I use FLAC. Don't care about internet look up of playlist and cover art.

I'm not a computer wiz nor do I want to be. Is there a system that does what I want, seems like from what I read most self built servers require that you spend more time configuring and dealing with online support then listening to music.

What do you suggest? Thanks in advance for your help.
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rbstehno
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Mac mini running pure music connected to a good external dac thru asynchronous USB or toslink will be as good as any standalone cd player, depending on the quality of dac you use.

If you want to go nas, get an apple extreme router and hook up a 2 TB drive to it and you can share the drive from any Mac or pc. Or what I do is have 2-2TB drives connected to my Mac mini so I backup my music every hour using time machine which is built into snow leopard. This takes 2 minutes to setup and automatic after that.

I also use MAX to rip cd's to the mini to get the highest bit rate.
I also use a glass to toslink cable and a very good quality USB cable which make a difference.

Sit back with your iPad/iPhone and control everything. Plus you can share and route this all thru your house.
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