Hello everyone,
1. I trained as a classical musician, but then went into finance! I have a large digital collection of music (almost 8tb in size, 99% FLAC file format, 1% MP3, 340,000 files in 33,000 folders). The collection is stored on a Seagate external hard drive (8tb). I use an opensource media player called “FooBar” to access, manage and play the music.
2. If I wish to play music, I connect a USB cable from the external hard drive to my laptop, start FooBar and then beam the music from the external hard drive via Bluetooth to a sound bar.
3. I find this awkward – I want to eliminate the cable from the external hard drive and also eliminate the external hard drive. I want to continue using FooBar – this is a pre-requisite.
In essence, I want a simple network-based solution.
4. What I want to do is to buy a very small desktop / mini pc and install a 10tb drive into this small desktop / mini pc – I’ll store the music collection on the drive and use the external hard drive as an onsite backup.
I’d then like to access this small desktop via my laptop over a network, start FooBar on my laptop and beam music to the soundbar.
Essentially, I’ll be using the desktop pc as a music server.
5. This is where I need help:
a. I don’t know if the above is possible or if it is the most efficient solution: maybe someone can suggest something better? I don’t really want a NAS drive solution – I think that would be overkill and I am happy with the sound quality I am currently getting. I want to continue using FooBar.
b. I don’t know what small desktop / mini pc to buy? Would it accommodate a 10tb hard drive? I would not be able to fit the new hard drive.
c. I would not be able to setup the network linking the laptop to the music server.
Any help or suggestions would be more than appreciated.
Thank You.
1. I trained as a classical musician, but then went into finance! I have a large digital collection of music (almost 8tb in size, 99% FLAC file format, 1% MP3, 340,000 files in 33,000 folders). The collection is stored on a Seagate external hard drive (8tb). I use an opensource media player called “FooBar” to access, manage and play the music.
2. If I wish to play music, I connect a USB cable from the external hard drive to my laptop, start FooBar and then beam the music from the external hard drive via Bluetooth to a sound bar.
3. I find this awkward – I want to eliminate the cable from the external hard drive and also eliminate the external hard drive. I want to continue using FooBar – this is a pre-requisite.
In essence, I want a simple network-based solution.
4. What I want to do is to buy a very small desktop / mini pc and install a 10tb drive into this small desktop / mini pc – I’ll store the music collection on the drive and use the external hard drive as an onsite backup.
I’d then like to access this small desktop via my laptop over a network, start FooBar on my laptop and beam music to the soundbar.
Essentially, I’ll be using the desktop pc as a music server.
5. This is where I need help:
a. I don’t know if the above is possible or if it is the most efficient solution: maybe someone can suggest something better? I don’t really want a NAS drive solution – I think that would be overkill and I am happy with the sound quality I am currently getting. I want to continue using FooBar.
b. I don’t know what small desktop / mini pc to buy? Would it accommodate a 10tb hard drive? I would not be able to fit the new hard drive.
c. I would not be able to setup the network linking the laptop to the music server.
Any help or suggestions would be more than appreciated.
Thank You.
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