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SREAMING???

Starting to look around for a Hi Rez music server.($2000 or less)
 I'm new to this game and not the best with computers, I have a few questions.
1) All-in-one unit with ripper or rip from PC? ( Only connection to computer is a 50' cat 6 ethernet cable)
2) Will this long cable cause problems with streaming and/or ripping?
3) Is an external hard drive OK for storing music? 
4) Is Tidal the only streaming service that streams in true Hi Rez?
5) Can you download music that is streamed and store it in the streaming unit or external hard drive?
 Interested in the Sony HAPZ1ES. It seems like a pretty solid piece. (Has 1tb of internal storage but would need more eventually - at least 4 to 6 tb)
Also very interested in Roon But not sure how it works or what I need to run that system.
Very open to suggestions for other options.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help😎

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Thanks to all for the help!
 I think I am going to stick with Cd's for now maybe upgrade my player(Arcam cd93)  Thinking about a used Ayre😎
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I have at least a couple thousand albums on my pc and  phone (mp3's @ 320 mbps) Those are  fine for listening  in the car, on pc or bluetooth speakers.
I was interested mainly in Tidal for true hi res but discovered that I would be paying $20 a month basically for life.(until it goes up)
From what I am hearing now it may not be true  hi res anyway.
Looked @ Qobuz ($350 a year) Ouch!
Sticking  with cd's for now, I have nearly a thousand. 
Ended up buying a used Oppo bdp-105 from Audiogon after borrowing nutty's😎
The balanced outputs give me much more dynamics. + the video quality is top notch. Still comparing to my Arcam cd93.
Also have the option of possibly  streaming  down the road if things change.
THANKS TO ALL!
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