PS Audio PWD + Bridge - ripping?


PS Audio's introduction of its much anticipated Bridge looks to be precisely the refreshingly simple breakthrough I've been waiting for to justify finally making the move to computer-based audio.

Prior to this, many of the complications, minutia, tweaks, debates, etc., associated with getting close to SOTA sound quality - separate DAC, dedicated server, and NAS - admittedly initially appealed my gadget geek/recovering engineer side, but ultimately became a tiresome turnoff. I just want to enjoy music on my terms with close to SOTA SQ and minimal complications.

PWD/Bridge's ability to use a simple, cheap USB hard drive for library storage is particularly appealing. PS is apparently working on their own NAS with built-in ripper, but my guess is it'll be probably be spendy and I'm not sure it'll be flexible enough re HD upgrades.

Does anyone know whether it'll be possible to connect USB HD and CD drives directly to the PWD/Bridge to rip discs, or will I have to "do it the old fashioned way", hanging the drives off of my laptop?
schotbus

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Will it be possible to rip with PSA's upcoming NAS, which in the pix appears to have a CD slot? This would make some sense. I know PS claims the unit will be their unique design, but it looks an awful lot like a RipNAS in dark clothing.
Check out the Forum section at http://www.psaudio.com. I did and you can see still have lots of questions.

The "Library," or PSL, is their NAS.

The Lens is incorporated into the Bridge.

Paul, the "P" of PS, recommends for Window people FLAC over the more popular WAV because of metadata issues, but says "we'll have a solution for that - be patient." Their system will read any format, so there's no need to convert or re-rip.