GHillTX;349513 Wrote: > I'm taking the plunge and getting the Transporter for my Audio > Research/VPI/B&W system. I have the luxury of starting from scratch, > not just using my existing desktop PC (Windows Vista) or laptop (also > Vista). What would you folks recommend as a storage device/music > server to store files, and what format would you use? I would prefer > to save my discs in the format with the most > music/ambience/imaging/etc. and not scrimp on file size. Also, any > recommendations on setting up libraries and playlists? I'll want > several different playlists and the ability to locate a title, album, > or artist quickly for replay. If and when I choose to move these to a > portable device, I'm assuming I can convert them then to MP3 for use on > an iPod? Thanks, still learning about all this 21st century stuff.
I used to run SqueezeCenter on an old PC that I re-tasked as a server with Linux installed. Last year, I bought an HP Media Server that runs Windows Home Server. Mostly I bought it because it has a nice set-and-forget backup solution for my wife's computer and our laptops. But I found it also makes a dandy server for SqueezeCenter. Small, quiet, lower power requirements than my old PC (about 79 watts measured with the original disk + 2 1TB drives). Not super-expensive by Transporter standards (mine was about $700 w. drives), and super-easy to set up and use. If I were doing it just for me, I'd stick with Linux, but the WHS solution is extremely nice for the whole family. I recommend it, especially if you don't have a secure backup solution for your Vista computers already. Oh, and FLAC, by all means. The meta-data is central to the Transporter experience IMHO HTH Frank -- HalleysComet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HalleysComet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14590 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53344 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
