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RE: Maybe someday :)

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dandaroy

In Reply to: RE: Maybe someday :) posted by Cut-Throat on July 25, 2020 at 17:09:39

I still listen to vinyl, so what you mention is a non-issue! ;-)

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Report back - rwiley 14:29:32 07/30/20 (0)
on your experience with rhe new transport. Interested.
RE: Maybe someday :) - AbeCollins 07:18:20 07/26/20 (1)
If you ever setup a music server on a PC / Mac / or NAS, the trick is to RIP your CD's in batches over time starting with your favorites. But be sure to use good ripping software on the PC/Mac like dBpoweramp. And above all be sure to RIP using lossless compression or no compression at all (no mp3 or aac). You don't want to have to go back and redo your work. I probably don't have as many CDs as you but that's what I did.
I've been using Mac Minis over the years for my music server but recently moved everything to a Synology NAS with 2 disk bays. I use Roon software to manage my music. Roon Core is on the NAS and I use the Roon Remote on my computer or iPad to control it all.
I "stream" over my network to the tiny Sonore microRendu but its interesting to note that outstanding performance can be had in a sub $100 DIY streamer using the Raspberry Pi board. I have a couple of those too.
Roon also supports Qobuz and Tidal streaming so along with my own Library comprised of my CD RIPs, Roon displays albums that I have chosen from the streaming services. It's all very convenient.
Home office setup:

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- RE: Maybe someday :) - mlsstl 19:11:46 07/26/20 (0)
  It took me over 10 years to convert my collection of well over 5,000 albums, but about a third were LPs and open reels. That really slows the process!
  Of course, I started that process over 15 years ago, well before the streaming services were up and running. Today, I would have converted a lot less of the collection. Basically, I would have limited the process these days to just those rarities and items not available for streaming -- I have a lot of material that was never released commercially, out-of-print and the like. That still would have saved a lot of time!
  
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