I don't have a specific recommendation for you but have something to think about.
Sony wants to start selling high res downloads (DSD). According to Sony they are very serious about this and the other two major music groups, Universal and Warner, are also on board and plan to make a lot of music available as high res downloads.
This is great news but high res downloads take up a lot of hard drive space. If this all works out, it would be wise to have a server that you can easily attach more storage to (external hard drives or NAS) without diminishing sound quality.
Yes, that's the same Sony that brought us the SACD and then took it away. But I think they feel that if they can't get people interested in good sound quality music soon, they are going to be sitting on huge catalogues of music they can't use for the forseeable future. We'll see how it all works out. Just something to think about as you decide what to purchase.
Sony wants to start selling high res downloads (DSD). According to Sony they are very serious about this and the other two major music groups, Universal and Warner, are also on board and plan to make a lot of music available as high res downloads.
This is great news but high res downloads take up a lot of hard drive space. If this all works out, it would be wise to have a server that you can easily attach more storage to (external hard drives or NAS) without diminishing sound quality.
Yes, that's the same Sony that brought us the SACD and then took it away. But I think they feel that if they can't get people interested in good sound quality music soon, they are going to be sitting on huge catalogues of music they can't use for the forseeable future. We'll see how it all works out. Just something to think about as you decide what to purchase.