Network absolute path

[DavidL]

Unusual but I need to disagree with Simon.

While a direct-coupled USB hard disc will give a higher data transfer rate than a network NAS, this is largely irrelevant for streaming music files because the data transfer rates required are relatively low compared with (for example) streaming video. Even if your library consists entirely of 24 bit / 192 kHz uncompressed audio the data transfer rate required will be far less than if you streamed normal HD video. Hence I agree with tboooe.

Perhaps I should add that if your NAS is regularly accessed by several users streaming music and video you may well hit data transfer problems, but this setup is very different from a single-user USB hard disc.