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Which NAS should I choose?

Hi guys,

 

It's just sorta a general wondering, so recently I've been thinking about purchasing a NAS for audio storage and stuff, I used to just simply store music with USB, but I read some articles about NAS, it seems to me that most audiophiles possess one to cooperate with their Hi-Fi gear at home, so maybe it does help further improve the sound quality(?

 

As you all may know, there are several brands of NAS out there, which one is the best fit for me as a NAS newbie haha? Synology and QNAP are quite popular I suppose, but what about others, what's the difference?

 

If you can also kindly share what's your system(like what device you use to connect to NAS) with me, that'd certainly be a great reference to me then.

 

Best,

 

preston8452
ghdprentice
6,969 posts
 

I have had NAS for ten of fifteen years. My career was in IT… Director of IT for the last three decades. I wouldn’t bother. The age of local storage is nearly over. Streaming is what works now and into the future. I have 14tb of NAS now. I stream all audio. Streaming now equals or betters local, and equals vinyl. So going forward, stream. I wouldn’t waste any time or money on local anymore.

geof3
1,129 posts
 

I agree, and disagree with the above. If you want a NAS just for music, there are better ways get that done. If, however, you use the NAS for further server applications then it can make more sense. Overall, I’m very happy with my NAS, but straight up, it’s a pretty constant job to keep it well maintained. Plus, they are pretty noisy. YMMV

mahler123
3,322 posts
 

Melco.  Sounds better, reliable, can also be used as a a player, and worth the extra cost

preston8452 OP
17 posts
 

I recently bought a Silent Angel M1T, a Roon Ready certified streamer, and it got GbE Ethernet interface, so it's supposed to be working smoothly with NAS I think, I didn't Melco also manufactures NAS though, that's new hahaha.

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