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Are there specific NAS requirements for streaming?

I am planning on getting a Cambridge Audio streamer and plan to store my music on a NAS. Reading on the Roon website (which I do not plan to use), I see there are recommendations regarding processors, memory and at least a SSD for the Roon server to reside on. If I want to use Apple Music and Airplay with controls via an iPad or iPhone, are there specific NAS requirements?  I see the current Synology and QNAP NAS units are recognized as good options. I have a old Drobo FS that I can use but don’t know if this would be optimal. This would save money but. I noticed when I used it for storing photos for my Lightroom processing , it was quite slow. 
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Regarding Roon core on a NAS. I just installed it on an old Synology 1813+, Intel Atom dual core 2.13GHz processor with 2GB of RAM
It runs fine, so long as you don’t want to do any heavy upsampling, it even runs well using some eq settings.
Its an old 2013 NAS I use as an off-site backup, color me happily surprised.
It’s setup with KEFLS50w, and as a test a Rasberry pi with an Allo digione sig HAT, into a RME ADI-2 DAC. Works great 
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