Perfect Wave DAC and Bridge

Also if you don't want to use Twonky and a computer you can pick up a Netgear WNDR3700 and stick your USD HD right into it. It has its own server software and its pretty simple to set up. If you have AIFF files you may get some issues with album art but not the case with FLAC. The forums over on the PS Audio website are pretty active and very helpful with this stuff. I'm currently using this solution until something better comes along. I'm very very happy with the PWD/Bridge combo. Best digital I've had. DAC obsessing is over(for now, LOL). All the best.

LL

One more thing Tomcy6...

Whatever NAS, and/or server you end up with, understand that it must be UPnP compliant. Also, Boistry's suggested WNDR3700 NAS is the one that get's the most recommendations from PS Audio Forum members.

Good luck!

_Ben

I do storage at work and while none of the NAS systems are comparable at all to the kinds of things I do at work I've occasionally dipped down and poked around at the NAS offerings. The main problem with them is they are software not hardware raid, which is why in tests RAID 0 isn't 2x in speed over RAID1 and RAID 10, which is the best one to use if money is plentiful, is typically really horrible. It makes sense, though, a decent RAID card is the same price as these whole devices!

In any case all that to say I was impressed a year or two ago when I looked into all this in detail was Synology. I don't think they are known quite as well, but especially their higher priced models actually perform reasonably well and have a decent processor.

Because I work with high-end storage professionally I've become a storage snob and the only prosumer nas I would get is one of the Synology top of the line models or alternatively I'd just build one myself.

Lightminer:

While there are obviously many aspects of a NAS that factor into performance, for utilization with the PWD/Bridge, a fundamental factor is the music server utilized or embedded within the NAS.

The reason PS Audio has elected to develop their own server software is because the majority of servers available today lack the features desired by most audiophiles. This is why it is important for those interested in setting up a PWD/Bridge-based music server to give this particular topic much consideration before rushing into anything.

_Ben

Yes, indeed. I am very happy with what can only be called extremely extensive features of J River, so if a person is feeding the Bridge from J River that takes some of the onus off of the server software on the NAS unless I'm missing something.

In either case - it would be great to get Synology on the radar of those doing all of this because on purely technical merits it kicks the butt of most other NAS systems.