I want the fastest NAS setup possible...

[Mike48]

(24-02-2013 10:12)wappinghigh Wrote:  ...
What I want is a one or 2 bay NAS music server that absolutely snaps to life and serves up those files almost instantaneously.

Most NAS devices support various levels of RAID, which greatly reduces chances of data loss due to drive failure. With terabytes of music, I consider this a tremendously important feature. I do also back up, but I like the first-level protection of RAID, as well.

But to get RAID, you will need at least a two-bay NAS. So, I'd advise you to not to buy a single-bay one.

As to speed, music via Ethernet is rather undemanding as far as data rate, as others have pointed out. I wouldn't recommend SSD in this application; it is costly, and even at much higher cost, the available storage is far less than spinning platters.

Good luck with your setup!