Hello all,
I'm considering getting a Western Digital My Book Live 2tb to use with my Marantz M-CR603, but thought I'd get a few things straight, before I splash out.
Does the drive have to be wirelessly connected to the Marantz, or can it be wired? (Is there an 'audio' use for the optical digital input on the Marantz - I'm thinking this would give the 'best' possible connection in terms of SQ. Or am I getting the wrong end of the stick?) I suppose this is the whole point of having 'network attached storage', but, more often than not, it's the network - with drops outs etc - that is the weakest link, isn't it?
Once I've got all my cds loaded up onto the WD, will I be able to control everything - searching for albums,tracks etc - via the Marantz?
Is there an alternative to a NAS drive, that would allow me to play stored music wired (using optical digital in) through the Marantz?
As you can tell, I don't know an awful lot about this stuff. And I'm not a big fan of wireless connections.
I'm considering getting a Western Digital My Book Live 2tb to use with my Marantz M-CR603, but thought I'd get a few things straight, before I splash out.
Does the drive have to be wirelessly connected to the Marantz, or can it be wired? (Is there an 'audio' use for the optical digital input on the Marantz - I'm thinking this would give the 'best' possible connection in terms of SQ. Or am I getting the wrong end of the stick?) I suppose this is the whole point of having 'network attached storage', but, more often than not, it's the network - with drops outs etc - that is the weakest link, isn't it?
Once I've got all my cds loaded up onto the WD, will I be able to control everything - searching for albums,tracks etc - via the Marantz?
Is there an alternative to a NAS drive, that would allow me to play stored music wired (using optical digital in) through the Marantz?
As you can tell, I don't know an awful lot about this stuff. And I'm not a big fan of wireless connections.