Are music servers the future?

Agreed bandwidth is not a problem. I stream 1080p movies via wireless N from my cheapo, 5 year old Thecus N4100Pro NAS.

On a side note, I was able to dramatically improve the performance of my wireless network by just adjusting the channel.

Mapman, this guy is a pro-audio guy, but is moving toward an audiophile level music server. Mine presently is about the size of a Mac Mini, but has oppamps and inexpensive clocks. Soon I will get the four outboard linear power supplies, quite accurate clocks, and two computers built in with one doing only audio and the other the other over 1000 tasks that on other machines are also done by the one computer. It will also use JRiver's MC 19 and should by then be capable of quad DSD with the filters well beyond audibility or even sensitivity to sounds.

I should also note that the unit I presently have has three SACDs where it is on in both with and without treatment using Essence of Music. The treatment is far superior. I am treating 50 more and will have them added to what is on my harddrive.

I am using my Mac Powerbook Pro to remotely control the Mac Mini using Teamviewer

In the last 5 months I bought for about e 1500 euro on music at Qobuz. I compared their recordings with HDtracks. What the f...are those people doing overthere at HDtracks?

Qobuz same recordings are more analog sounding and have better dynamics.

There must be a reason why Qobuz has a better sound quality compared to Budgettracks!!

Bo1972, are they both 192/24 PCM?

same recordings, same artist same sample freq.

Listen: often the the Original cd is better than the Inferiortracks recording on 24 bit.

But the Qobuz is superior to the Original cd recording.

It's bullshit when you can choose between 96, 176 or 192 khz.

Qobuz is also much bigger, much more options to choose from. It is side where you only could dream of in the past.
I love it.

When you bought a recorded, you can copy it as often as you like. And also in every way ( like mp3, wav, flac etc.)