new NAS

[simoncn]

The Melco has a player port that connects directly to the renderer without going through a switch. This eliminates noise produced by the electronics in the switch, which have not been designed with audio in mind.

[Oroperplex]

Are there also good 3 TB SSd working with DS118 on the street
Crucial goes up to 2 TB

[Oroperplex]

bought me that syno DS118, I have got a "HIFI" pimped Switch so connection to LINN ACCURATE DSM 3 will not be to bad
Additionaly bought me also a Minim Licence, so only thing is missing is the 2.5 hdd. Will buy that crucial mx500

[lyapounov]

(15-02-2021 14:45)rompolompo Wrote:  

(15-02-2021 07:23)simoncn Wrote:  Yes, exactly as you say. Connecting the Melco directly to the Linn improves sound quality.

Why should the NAS brand contribute to the quality of the audio? Can you elaborate?

The quality of the clock.

Many people make a common mistake: "it is digital, therefore there is no loss, so why bother".

Well, it is digital streaming. Which is totally different to TCP, where there is a guarantee that the file received is exactly the file sent, but is not a real time protocol.

In digital streaming, the whole chain from your NAS reading the file to your DAC converting a flux of data in an analog signal should be highly synchronized.

Therefore, everything which sends and receive data (NAS, switch, router) should have a very rigorous clock. Which means, a very stable electric current. As it is not the case, this is where you a pay a price to improve quality.

[Oroperplex]

(19-02-2021 15:52)lyapounov Wrote:  

(15-02-2021 14:45)rompolompo Wrote:  

(15-02-2021 07:23)simoncn Wrote:  Yes, exactly as you say. Connecting the Melco directly to the Linn improves sound quality.

Why should the NAS brand contribute to the quality of the audio? Can you elaborate?

The quality of the clock.

Many people make a common mistake: "it is digital, therefore there is no loss, so why bother".

Well, it is digital streaming. Which is totally different to TCP, where there is a guarantee that the file received is exactly the file sent, but is not a real time protocol.

In digital streaming, the whole chain from your NAS reading the file to your DAC converting a flux of data in an analog signal should be highly synchronized.

Therefore, everything which sends and receive data (NAS, switch, router) should have a very rigorous clock. Which means, a very stable electric current. As it is not the case, this is where you a pay a price to improve quality.

[Oroperplex]

because my NAS and Linn are attached to my switch it will be pretty good because the clock was changed to a better one

Ds 118 is now complete with the Crucial MX 500 SSD. Content is stored and Minim Server 2 installed . Everything works fine great . I took same properties as with my 0.8X minim version and log shows no errors