You would do well to check out the server from Mojo Audio. I have one of his servers of which I'm very happy. Ben provides excellent customer service and will spend a lot of phone time with you. He offers a 30 or 40 day refurn policy. Mojoaudio.com.
Music Server - The Search Begins
I recently upgraded my amp to a Lyngdorf TDAI-3400, which incorporates the highest quality DAC I have owned, so it's gotten me to seriously consider adding a music server to my system.
I've been mainly playing records through my system for the past 8 years, so I really haven't paid much attention to the digital side of things. I need some help figuring out what's ideal for my needs.
The main criteria I have:
- Needs to be able to store a lot of music because I have thousands of CDs and downloads I want to store in one place
- Should have its own CD ripper
- Needs to be easy to use. I'd like to be able to navigate it without having to use a phone, tablet or computer all the time
- Must be reliable. Glitchy, buggy systems will end up being returned.
- Must sound good, but doesn't need to be in the top 5% of its class.
- Should be under $3K (but willing to consider higher priced if the benefits are really worth it)
Servers that I've been considering include the Cocktail Audio X50D, Sony HAP-Z1ES, BlueSound Vault, Melco N1. I realize that not all of these on my list include every criteria I listed above, hence my plea for help.
If you have experience using a server that you really like and that might make sense for me please share your experiences. Thanks so much!!
Peter
I've been mainly playing records through my system for the past 8 years, so I really haven't paid much attention to the digital side of things. I need some help figuring out what's ideal for my needs.
The main criteria I have:
- Needs to be able to store a lot of music because I have thousands of CDs and downloads I want to store in one place
- Should have its own CD ripper
- Needs to be easy to use. I'd like to be able to navigate it without having to use a phone, tablet or computer all the time
- Must be reliable. Glitchy, buggy systems will end up being returned.
- Must sound good, but doesn't need to be in the top 5% of its class.
- Should be under $3K (but willing to consider higher priced if the benefits are really worth it)
Servers that I've been considering include the Cocktail Audio X50D, Sony HAP-Z1ES, BlueSound Vault, Melco N1. I realize that not all of these on my list include every criteria I listed above, hence my plea for help.
If you have experience using a server that you really like and that might make sense for me please share your experiences. Thanks so much!!
Peter
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Godmorning from Denmark, Just a small kick-in, the Lyngdorf Tdai 3400 and 2170 do not use Dac, they are digital amplifiers that use pcm in the signal processing and pwm in the amplifier, the pwm signal is also digital (a sort of Digital) and drives the speaker: https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z0000019OkFSAU "In Lyngdorf Audio’s totally digital processing, a digital input is processed and subsequently transformed into a pulse width modulated code (PWM) based on the patented Equibit™ technology originally developed for the Lyngdorf Audio Millennium amplifier. Without any analog signal processing" |
Well, after much consideration I've decided to order the Cocktail Audio X50D. I chose it for several reasons that I won't fully elaborate on right now, but one of the biggest motivators was it's versatility, with emphasis on storage capacity. It has two bays for hard drive or SSD and can be configured as a RAID with up to 16TB storage, which is pretty cool. I don't envision needing that much, but who really knows? I just didn't want to settle for something with a max of 2TB where I can easily see myself hitting that limit and having to work toward another solution. The price for this unit seems like a bargain considering its feature set, but considering that there are no serious reviews available I feel a bit like I'm jumping in and will just have to accept the bad with the good. I'm hoping it will be just what I have been looking for. Peter |
Good luck with the Cocktail x50 Hope you are happy with it but I have to tell you I ordered a X30 for my daughter and ended up returning it as it just did not sound good at all. Hard to describe but my opinion was that is was more "lifestyle" than "audiophile".Think that is why there is a paucity of reviews to be had. I would have warned you away from Cocktail but you did not give much indication you would be even considering that option seriously. And truly, 2tb of storage is massive, 2500cds and I am only 17% storage used and that is wav files. Keep us informed as I am intrigued. |
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