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In Reply to: RE: Musical Paradise MP-Berry V2 Music Server. posted by el34eh@yahoo.com on January 14, 2017 at 09:34:13
I guess it depends on what you want to do, and where you are headed.
The MP runs on Windows which seems like overkill these days (reviewers seem to prefer custom software installs) and the storage system seems unclear to me.
The Auralic doesn't do Roon, so if thats important.....
I personally went with a Sonic Transporter because its so dang cheap for Roon compared to a Mac Mini. Roon also gives me so many options for output (apple airplay, Raspberry PI, microRendu)
An even better deal maybe the Elac music server. It runs a light version of Roon and the lifetime subscription will be included in the purchase price.
Follow Ups:
triodesteve,
Very valid point on the Aries Mini not allowing the usage of Roon, as well as recommending the Sonic Transporter and ELAC music server as I'm familiar with both. Yes as someone whom prefers to stay with Mac as my primary means of gathering and transferring my files, it seems that I've to find a means of formatting my entire music library, which is still one if those gray areas in which I've yet to prefect.
O_oh well........, it appears there are quite a few options to which I've overlooked, yet thanks to you guys, I'm catching up. In how.......
I'm trying to figure all of that out also (I'm not giving up my iPhone with tons of storage)
I am going to go ahead and re-rip my whole library to NAS....this time in AIFF files. Maybe make another version of ALAC for my phone or iPod? I'm not sure.
Lots to learn.
I know that's right. As for me......, I'm just not sold on any that's Windows OS required. So I guess in someways I'm limiting my choices after all.
As for formatting......, I very seldom use anything other then AAC based files, which are then upsampled via A+ and listened to in either DXD 705 | 385Hz(?) or DSD 128 and am quite happy in preserving space on my SSD, as I'm not looking forward to buying another 2TBs no time soon.
In that sense......, we are both learning it together......, let the education continue.
So today is a new day. Let me preface my story first:
Years ago I wine to a hifi show and after an hour or so, I couldn't take it anymore....a bunch of old white guys (well thats me know I guess) listening to the same 5 or 6 crappy songs that sounded amazing....it was torture. I vowed to myself to make sure its always about the music first after that experience.
I subscribed to Tidal wanting to discover music but found it impossible to get thru it...sort of like dealing with Netflix...where is the good stuff?
I told you that I was setting up Roon and that it seems awesome. Well today I put together a Raspberry Pi with a HiFiBerry digital out card and I have to say wow. Even with a crappy iphone power supply and toslink out, it sounds great. I'm truly shocked.
So now I can listen to almost whatever I want, when I want for $20 a month.
Next order of business is getting an NAS set up. Just do Roon....its pretty amazing and looks to be getting even better.
My 2 cents
Trust me......, I learned years ago while visiting a few of my well heeled friends to hear their several hundred thousands dollar systems, and noticed a pattern. While willing to invest this sort of bread on their systems, their actual music collections here far from ideal as each had a total of maybe 75 LPs and 20 CDs each......., I came away knowing that at least I had my priories in order.
As my collection was in the tens of thousands.
As for my next upgrade, I'll definitely have to do a great deal of research, as it seems to become more complicated as one begins to look at more costlier units. So I've to step back and rethink said moves as I'm not in this to have to replace wares every 6-8 months, as I'm more of one of those sorts whom buys his system as a means of refining it with each passing year, as opposed to meaning buying things for slight differences in sonics here or there......, which aren't always for the best......, but sometimes just lateral movements.
The raspberry Pi is an excellent streamer.
Cut-Throat
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