Minim server + Synology NAS kills custom dedicated pc on music sound quality

[DavidHB]

(17-11-2013 19:09)sleask Wrote:  DavidHb, I don't know why either and i don't think we will find out, so i'll take your reason, lol, so i can drop this task of "why" and just start enjoying music again.

You're 100% right, but that pesky "why" just keeps on intruding, for you and me both, it seems . It's why I spent much of yesterday rewiring my speaker connections (for reliability and maintainability, rather than sound quality) ...

Quote:I have about 1000 albums all in flac, this is about 439gig, but, I’m sitting here thinking before I go buy a large ssd, do I really need the whole collection for serious listening? Not at all, I’m sure I won’t listen to 80% of it. BUT what if I rerip everything to wav, oh the pain, the biggest factor is I’m male and don’t think very rational so I will probably go for the 1 tb.

Don't forget that you can have more than one instance of MinimServer on the network (though not - yet, at least - on the same device), so you could start by putting your 50 or 100 most played albums on a smallish SSD, and keep the main collection on its spinning drive. Following your own precept, you ought to be listening rather than ripping - unless you can do both together, of course .

Quote: My conclusion is ,
Does the nas sound better than the pc, absolutely
Is the nas a cheaper route than a high end pc, absolutely
Do you need the top of the line model with all the power, “for audio”, absolutely not.

And, by any standards, those are interesting and useful conclusions, and I'm grateful that you started the thread.

David