as others haver noted SQ shouldn't be an issue with decent equipment. I would get a decent DAC streamer combo that will allow you to use the Rotel as a transport while you rip those CDs. It is easier to include the storage as part of the streamer, but if you have the storage on a server then you can change servers at will, or stream to a second player elsewhere in the home. I recommend the Melco N100 as a NAS/Streamer. You would have to get an external DAC but the3re are lot of options here
