Recent content by ESP2009

For the moment, yes. Not sure when I'll get to play, though.

:rofl: Is a Cambridge Dacmagic cheap enough? :) Anyway, I've just ordered a nice cheap coax digital cable off Amazon so I can link to cheap or expensive external DACs as the whim takes me.

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In short - yes. Sad but true.

Ah, yes, thinking about it... :oops: I was only thinking last night, as I drifted off to sleep, that I must get a digital cable of a sensible length.

Eeeeek! How many?!?! :O OK, I have installed 2x 2Tb drives in RAID 1 configuration which means just under 2Tb effective storage. With just over 1000 albums in flac format a quick check shows just under 18000 tracks (probably including duplicates I need to sort out) taking up less than...

Thanks OD - might be an interesting start. So far, I'm using Logitech's own s/w loaded on the NAS via laptop. I suppose I could link the laptop to TV for big screen display of my music selections. ;) Of course, next step is anetworked TV. :)

Incidentally, whilst the cat is away (so to speak) I have had a brief opportunity this evening to experiment just a little. For those who haven't followed the threads or bothered to check the signature box ( :) ) I am now running a Synology NAS into a Naim Uniti with a choice of straight to the...

I'm sure there are a few of us who would be interested in more info on the power supply upgrade: what did you buy, where from and what was the improvement you experienced?

Oh yus! Depending on where you purchase the DS212j it will come either pre-loaded with xTb of hard drives, or you buy your own and install. It has two drive bays (capable of holding either full-size or smaller HDDs). You choose your configuration and level of plug 'n' play. I bought the...

You might want to rely on those more experienced than myself here. :oops: However, one way to look at it is that the NAS is, at its most basic, nothing more than storage device. Synology have added value with a whole raft of features. But it's up to you to decide whether you want to use...

The DS212j is very responsive over ethernet. The only thing to watch out for is time-out settings. I have stumbled with those a couple of times and probably need to look into those. I did note that some reviews of the WD Green HDD models, if fitted, were a bit negative due to speed issues...

Graham, I can't say for sure about accepting flac straight from the PC, as it depends on how you mean. From a personal standpoint, to-date all I have done is rip my music collection to flac format using Winamp (before the NAS arrived on the scene) and then allow the NAS to 'see' the relevant...

Thanks Daryl, I have Logitech's s/w loaded on my NAS and pretty soon figured things out for playing the music collection from the laptop. It took me a lot longer to figure out why the Spotify app from Logitech was not working fully (I couldn't search the internet-based artists, even though the...

So, the box of goodies from Amazon arrived on my desk today. I could barely restrain myself from unpacking the box and doing the setup process there and then. Eventually, the hours dragged by and, after we had eaten, I was able to unpack my new bargainous Squeezebox Touch and start connecting...