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Off grid digital music

Building a retirement home on an Island that is boat or barge access only.
We are off grid and generate power using both PV & MH.
We do not have access to internet but do get cell phone coverage.
Have a nice vinyl collection and turntables are no problem but digital I know zero zip.
My CD player is a Audio Research CD-7.5. I know it’s dated but it still provides me listening pleasure.While visiting a friend he used an Aurender N10 with a Berkeley DAC . The pleasure and ease of bringing musical choices forward on a tablet was a game changer for both wife and I.
So the quest begins.
My objective is to still get great SQ so my question are as follows.
1. Great sound quality from a server, looking at Melco, Aurender Innous....
2. Want to get a DAC that won’t be outdated in 12 months. Leaning towards the PS Direct Stream .
3. Since we are off grid does that mean that I won’t have access to all of the data of the albums ?
4. Roon Nucleus I believe that if it has access to all of CD’s and SACD once ripped, it can store all of the data on it’s hard drive. Then how do I control via iPad or Tablet. Need to set up a wifi or blue tooth in the house ?
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
My system
rugyboogie
rugyboogie OP
199 posts
 
The island that we are on is remote and roughly 40 minutes away from the mainland. so no internet access what so ever. No school, store, hospital or infrastructure nothing. But of course we pay property tax for what...........

Thanks spatialking, will look into satellite options.
All of the cell towers on the mainland are pointing inland and not towards the ocean. We are lucky to have cell phone service in case of emergency.

Looks like a larger hard disc will be the solution. Therefore will further investigate solutions mentioned above. Have about 2000 CD's and 100 SACD to put on the drive.


dgarretson used to have a SACD-1 which replaced my ML 30.6 & 31.5.Yours look's really tricked out, nice job.
Will contact Roon re the Nucleus  to see if it also has to connect back to the grid. Thanks for this.
erik_squires
16,056 posts
 
Tjhe on bit of bad news is I don't know of any turnkey solutiosn for ripping SACDs.
You can buy DSD tracks online, but I don't know of any way to take a physical SACD and rip it5.
branson4020
9 posts
 
I am also a bit out-of-the way and have satellite internet from Viasat.  It works great for streaming music from TIDAL, PANDORA, etc.
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spatialking
610 posts
 
As a point of reference, my Bluesound notes states a one TB hard drive will hold about 20,000 CD's in FLAC format.  I am using WAV files and I used about 4800 KB per CD.
rugyboogie OP
199 posts
 
Ripping SACD can be done via Sony play station and also on older OPPO's. I haven't done it my self but know of people that have done this.
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