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As good as CD playback

My question is... Can a Exterior NAS HD with a fast router and a laptop with ssd, JRiver and Fidelizer optimization program using USB out to a USB asynchronous Dac (Schiit Bifrost) have as good of sound as my transport playing CD's into the same DAC ? Whew, forgive the run on sentence.

I'm very happy with the sound I'm getting with my transport to DAC SQ. I know there are music servers that are better than a laptop, but I am very limited in being computer savvy. I want to keep it simple and affordable.

I've got the opportunity to get 6,000 albums give to me. All uncompressed formats. A lot of DSD files also. I can add a DSD reader to my DAC in the future.

Anyway... can CD quality playback be accomplished with the latest greatest NAS, Laptop with SSD and a asynchronous DAC. Thanks in advance.
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The amount of RAM you have is inconsequential as long as you have enough for your OS and the applications you use to work properly. 4GB is enough for Windows of any flavor. 6-8GB would be better, but not mandatory.

As for the 128GB SSD, I'm not sure what you're asking here. The SSD should be used as your boot drive containing the OS.

You will then need enough physical storage to house the 6,000 albums to be digitized. I would think that a couple of 3TB drives (one for the files, the other as a mirror backup) would suffice. 3TB USB drives can be bought for $100-150 ea...

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