Just entered the world of high resolution audio

Try using Roon software to manage and play your music. A tad expensive as it is a subscription, but man oh man what a piece of software!  Definitely worth downloading the trial and using it for a while to see how you like it.

In another era, I'd say ... buy a good turntable, arm and cartridge ... and start hitting the thrift stores, garage sales and used record stores. Oh wait ... its still appropriate for this era too.  :-)

WAV is a nightmare for metadata. FLAC or AIFF are far easier to work with regardless of using Mac, PC, NAS or a streamer/network player. Let’s hope you aren’t using iTunes, but that is at least 2 other conversations: 1) re: sound quality 2) re: album art not embedded in files
Cheers,
Spencer

Oregonpapa,

I appreciate your suggestion- I think I do have an adequate turntable/arm/cartridge setup. I do go to garage sales, used record stores and thrift shops. IMO, used record stores are the worst because they are inordinately pricey. I've done well at thrift shops and garage sales, though, and I buy new vinyl as well. So, hi rez is not in place of vinyl, which I've been buying since the mid 70's, but in addition. my available formats now are hi rez, vinyl, cd, and FM

So far I'v bought 3 hi Rez albums- 

cannonball adderly- somethin else

getg/Gilberto - a girl from ipaneta 

Nora jones- come away with me

i already have all 3 in other formats. 

Just don't know if I need kind of blue on LP, cd, and hi Rez