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Hi guys, I was looking on the NAS topic for the last weeks and I was wondering in which direction we (the audiophile community) will turn. our interest in storage. Reflecting my personal behaviour, I have noticed that I use streaming for the ease of use, but quite often for the possiblity to pursue a higher level of selection when it comes to buying a whole album or specific titles. Thus, the growth level for disk capacity has really slowed down for me, moreover the VOD streaming offers have substituted a big share of our family videotheque, which had been a major contributor to capacity growth. In music terms, DSD and Hi Res definitely have had a good impact on disk deployement, though the supply of interesting new music in these formats does not really correlate to Moore's law for capacity anymore. For a future project I like to get a picture where the focus of interest for the AS members will be located. Thanx in advance for participating. Comments are welcome! Tom aka DuckToller

Hi Guys, my Synology DS1812+ died yesterday. It’s what I used as a backup. I still have a QNAP for storage, but it’s time to rethink my storage situation. I’d love to know what you guys are using, what you recommend, or what you’ve seen that looks interesting. I’m considering TrueNAS, but am also very open to ideas. https://www.truenas.com/systems-overview/

I have a 2014 iMac, running Mojave with a Thunderbolt external drive with almost 2TB of ripped songs (AIFF) connected to iTunes. I want to update to Catalina which I know eliminates iTunes and switches to Apple Music. So - I've been looking at iTunes alternatives for my local files, as well as possible hardware alternatives to the endpoints, and a dedicated streamer alternative to using my using my iMac as my streamer. I also subscribe to Apple Music's family plan - so no hi-res music. I currently play then thtough a Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus to Emotiva powered speakers (my office) I also stream my local library via Airplay (and an Eero mesh wifi throughout the house) to 4 endpoints - two of which are Apple Airports connected to Dacs to either powered speakers, one an Apple TV connected to a soundbar, and one of which is my main audiophile system: Mac MIni connected to a Rega Dac, Triode TRV-35SE tube amp and Joseph Audio Pulsar speakers. Here's what I need some advice on: (and what to prioritize - I have a limited budget.) Thanks! •Best iTunes alternative (Thinking about Audinirvana or Roon) to stream local files •Best for high-res streaming? Tidal? Quboz? Roon? •Best hardware for multi room with local files. I could repurpose that Mac Mini? NAS? Dedicated Streamer? NUC running ROCK •Best alternative over wifi/airplay for endpoints to connect to existing Dacs-amps-speakers.