Simplest stand alone setup

[DavidHB]

(18-11-2013 02:04)yurkot Wrote:  David what I meant by no network is no modem and no internet. I wasn't planning on running music from the laptop (cumbersome) my plan was to load the music onto the NAS and then control the system from the Ipad.

Understood. No internet connection is not really an issue here, of course. Good luck with the Synology; it looks to be a good piece of kit, and Synology NAS boxes have been given good reports by users on this forum. Not cheap, but also quite a good offer at the price, considering its capabilities.

Quote: I am really looking forward to exploring ... Minimserver

You will enjoy it, I'm sure. The thing is that, despite what must be a massive amount of complexity 'under the hood', MinimServer just works. For that reason, it is very well worth studying the excellent documentation, which not only tells you how to use the full range of options, but also provides useful guidance (especially to those with classical collections) on tuning those options to your needs. You will find that, once you have set a few of those options, the way you access your classical collection in Kinsky will change considerably. If my experience is anything to go by, that change will be rather enjoyable.

Quote:re the bogglement, just lucky, I guess (better to be lucky than smart as evidenced by my lack of knowledge on the computing topic)

In the present context, I feel very fortunate that I discovered MinimServer (and a number of other useful software tools) before I committed to the cost of the Akurate DSM. Having a reliable system which demonstrated the capabilities of the Linn box as soon as it was installed was a pretty good experience.

Never worry about what you think of as your lack of computing knowledge. Not only do you, clearly, already know a fair amount, but there is no such thing as a stupid question.

David