Of the different software out there to use what do you think is the best? Jriver? Roon? Something else?
Do I have to use a streamer/renderer to play music from an NAS?
I apologize for the basic question. But, I can’t seem to find an answer online. I would like to put all my CDs on an NAS and play that music through my system. I have a Rotel RC/RB-1590 set up. I know some NAS boxes come with DLNA software installed, and I am looking at Synology because I read their software for finding and selecting music to play is pretty good. Eventually, I will probably end up with something like a Cambridge Audio CXN or 851N to stream tidal and digital radio, as well as the music on the NAS. But, do I have to have the Cambridge or some other device to just play the digital music from the NAS to start? I would like to do the purchases in steps so I can get better units as I can afford them. Also, any advice on alternative solutions would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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“Best” depends on your equipment, wants, and needs.
LMS is probably the most flexible and is free, and works with about every thing. LMS can be a little tricky to setup, but it works great. |
@itsjustme. Regarding jitter, I found this article on Audio Myths on the PS Audio site quite interesting: https://www.psaudio.com/article/audio-myths/ Digital audio has a unique type of timing deviation called jitter, but with all modern sound cards jitter is so much softer than the music that you’ll never hear it.My takeaway from the article is, while jitter exists in all digital music and can be measured, with modern DACs jitter is irrelevant. I've read other articles that have reached that same conclusion, as have my ears when listening to my system. |
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