ArjanB
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Hoi.
Wow, you got a large music collection! My 1300 FLAC albums, take up about 300GB.
Personally, I prefer a PC above a NAS; it can do everything a NAS can do and much more, for the same price; you can upgrade and change things, make it more silent, give it a completely different use if so desired later, hang it on a router and share the drives if you need too; and it's faster. And even the best NAS is a slow PC (which is basically what it is).
And if you got a really large music collection, the index is getting very large too and you need more then 1GB internal memory and a reasonably fast processor to get fast access; especally if you use squeezebox, like I do.
So I made my own PC, 4 1-2TB drives inside, SSD for system, and it does everything well; gaming, squeezebox, surfing etc. etc. Best thing is, if you need a new, faster PC: just replace the mobo and the processor and memory and keep the rest, and for relatively not much money you got a brandnew fast machine. there a sync programs that can keep your drives or maps copied, automatically or manual, so it is as safe as RAID.
My collection is expanding super fast now because of this computer audio
I thought the biggest advantage of a NAS is that you can keep it on all the time because of the low power consumption ?
I use my computer now also as a NAS with a 2TB HDD, but that's almost full of music I must tell that my own cd's are ripped in WAVE, so that takes more space.
Also tried a Furutech power cable on the Rega DAC, a big improvement in the lower section i must say, and it sounds less digital
But i have to admit, it's still nowhere near as good as my cd-player. That's lot's more relaxed to listen to, the source before the DAC is also pretty essential.
I'm interested in the new Bryston BDP-1 streamer, but is a bit heavy priced for me
Also the Ayre USB DAC will sure be great, but also out of my price range.
For the time beïng, i wil stuck with my cd's for the best musical performance.