Please help

[simoncn]

A NAS does many other things as well as storing and playing music files. The N100 is intended only for storing and playing music. Do you only want to play music or do you want to use the NAS for other things as well, such as backing up other files, storing photos or videos, etc.?

If you only want to play music, it should sound better when played from an N100. Whether the difference is enough to justify the extra cost is something you can only decide by listening to it.