network storage servers


Good evening i want to run all my disc cds about 200 of them to media server for good sound quality with out paying big price im willing to spend about 1000. dollars on a server any suggestions
musicaudiohheaven

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Check out the Votexbox appliances. They run "headless" (i.e., no monitor or keyboard needed) and are controlled from your laptop, tablet, smartphone or other computer. They can output directly to an amp or DAC, or can stream to another device such as a Sonos or Squeezebox player. Ripping and tagging is handled automatically and the units are very low power usage.

For a 200 disc CD collection, you'll need roughly 100 GB of storage in the WAV format (less in FLAC) and the smallest Vortexbox drive is 1 TB, so you'll be able to expand your collection ten-fold or more before you have to worry about running out of drive space.

They start at $429 depending on which features you need. See smallgreencomputers.com. (My only interest is as a user.)
The best source of info is www.vortexbox.org. You'll find documentation, a wiki as well as a discussion forum there.