Music server recommendations needed.

I use the Melco N 100 server and I purchased the their Optical Ripper, along with another Melco storage device.  The optical ripper can be used to spin CDs as well if combined with the N100.

  The Melco doesn’t contain a DAC and I didn’t quite get what the OP was saying about the relationship he seeks between his DAC and his server.  If I was him I would get combine the Melco with an SACD player that has inputs to allow it to be used as a DAC.  
  As usual the OP is asking about a storage solution and is being bombarded with responses that he should be exclusively using a streaming service in its place.  I think a more helpful response would be along the lines of “I prefer to use a streaming service, but to respond to your question, this suggestion might be tried…”

@russbutton 

You do realize your LP12 is the same as a Thorens. I can find one on eBay for $165. Vinyl is vinyl. 

But hey, Expectations create reality. If  you expect some thing to make a certain kind of change, then thatʻs what youʻre looking for and will likely get.

@amitb I’ve read good things about many of these products. I don’t allocate audiophile amounts of change to my system, but I have a ver satisfying sound. I got a used set of NAD Master’s series M50 and M51 as a streamer/DAC combo. My M50 is old and only the streamer works now, but an M50.2 would provide the features you want with the awesome BluOS ecosystem. Good luck!

M50/51

Belles Soloist integrated

Vandersteen 2CE,

upgrading to Quattro Cloth + Ayre 7AXE

@mclinnguy You must be looking at a very old photo of my rig.  The Linn left me years ago.  Now running a Rega P5.  Iʻm soon to sell off the record collection and table.  Trying to simplify my life.  I do hear differences between vinyl and digital, but theyʻre not big enough for me to care anymore.

If I were starting over, Iʻd run a pair of the Dutch & Dutch 8c and my Linux PC.  No fooling with exotic cables, interconnects, etc.  But Iʻm fine with my Linkwitz Orions.  They still kill it on voices and piano.

@russbutton 

Iʻd run a pair of the Dutch & Dutch 8c

Well I am in agreement with you there. There is something appealing and liberating about the Grimm MU1 & LS1 setup as well, I hope to hear it one day.