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Music Server VS Laptop

I'm asking this question because I have no idea. Is there a benefit to buying a music server over just using a laptop? Today is my second day of streaming from a Western Digital 2 TB network drive with my laptop using Foobar 2000. Laptop is connected to my Audiolab 8200CDQ with a USB type A - type B cable. I'm able to play 24bit/96khz and I think it sounds great, but I have no idea if I'm somehow comprimising my listening experience with this set up. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.
donjr
donjr OP
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Thanks for the great answers. I've been using flac format. Not sure if that's what I should be using but it seems to be working fine.
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mapman
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FLAC is a good choice.
donjr OP
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Thanks Mapman. That's good news. I'm using Exact Audio Copy to rip CD's to my network drive. It seems to work very well.
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highend64
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Donjr, where can I download Exact Audio Copy?
richard_stacy
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You may want to check out DBPoweramp for ripping. Accomplishes the same thing as EAC, much more user friendly and better tagging system.
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