Yes, I have everything on one server. Backups only take a few minutes because I only need to backup the changes, not the whole library. While I can access the Server remotely, there is no need to.
I'v had a dedicated music server for 18 years now since the release of the original Slim Devices Squeezebox. Today, I have 11 streaming devices, 10 of which can access the music from my phone. My whole entire music library is also on my phone. The one streaming device that uses the music server is the one device that I use the least for streaming. So, wouldn't it make more since to just change that one device and then get rid of the Music Server all together? After all, I use the phone to control all the devices anyway.
No matter how I try to justify it, I think that dedicated Music Servers are so 2010. Currently I have a 1TB memory card in my phone; soon it will be 2TB. With my Phone, Chord Mojo and Audeze LCDi-4's, JH Audio Layla's or Campfire Audio Solaris I have a portable Hi-End rig. I'm not worried about breaking or loosing my phone because it's insured. Everything on it is backed up, and I'll be back up and running in a few hours. That being said, my phone it always in a protective case and has a screen protector.
If your Rig is working for you, great, no reason to change it, enjoy it.
I'v had a dedicated music server for 18 years now since the release of the original Slim Devices Squeezebox. Today, I have 11 streaming devices, 10 of which can access the music from my phone. My whole entire music library is also on my phone. The one streaming device that uses the music server is the one device that I use the least for streaming. So, wouldn't it make more since to just change that one device and then get rid of the Music Server all together? After all, I use the phone to control all the devices anyway.
No matter how I try to justify it, I think that dedicated Music Servers are so 2010. Currently I have a 1TB memory card in my phone; soon it will be 2TB. With my Phone, Chord Mojo and Audeze LCDi-4's, JH Audio Layla's or Campfire Audio Solaris I have a portable Hi-End rig. I'm not worried about breaking or loosing my phone because it's insured. Everything on it is backed up, and I'll be back up and running in a few hours. That being said, my phone it always in a protective case and has a screen protector.
If your Rig is working for you, great, no reason to change it, enjoy it.