Hi
I am in my early 50's. I have moved from an analog centric Audiophile and videophile to a digital. I listgen exclusively to digital and watch my movies like everyone else including the most die-in-the-wool analog devotee in digital format...
My last music server was built using the template provided in this very forum by Gary L Koh (Thanks so very much) performance is superior and I have no qualm about it . I use mostly Foobar but also J River Music Controller and am pleased with these .. JRMC cost next to nothing, FOObar is free and both are wondeful products ...
Then I saw a Kaledeiscape demo, then I went at a friend place and saw the Kaledeiscape controlled by some Crestron-based system and ... Well you know .. I have been bitten ...
The question , I am asking to the collective is the following: What are the best music and movie servers out there... Ergonomic is an important factor .. I want the thing to perform in a simple and efficient fashion. I want Android AND IOS control. I want reliability, I want simplicity and I want the best sonics possible ... And one last thing, I don't want it to cost the proverbial Arms and Legs ... I wouldn't mind Kaledeiscape but am looking for alternatives ...
Iwant also 4 zones expandable to more, I want Hi-Rez, FLAC, WAV and ape playing, I want Blu Ray and regular DVD .. I want it all ... I wouldn't mind splitting the servers. One for music and one for Movie would be OK .. I would like however the interfaces to be similar or at the very least from the same Devices (IOS and Android)
I prefer Ethernet connectivity but Wi-Fi control ... I don't yet need whole system or house control .. It would have been nice however .. Of course I want the absolute best music performance ...
We are living interesting times. Books and magazine reading have become more interesting since I acquired two e-book reader (IOS and Android), actually three there is a basic B&W reader in the mix but the Fire displaced it for reading .. i still leave it in the car for general reading... I have more than 2000 CD in my NAS and I have never listened to more music and/or enjoyed my collection so much. I would like to enjoy the same with movies and I like the convenience of multi-zone music and movie playing/watching ...
What are you thoughts and experiences , People?
I am in my early 50's. I have moved from an analog centric Audiophile and videophile to a digital. I listgen exclusively to digital and watch my movies like everyone else including the most die-in-the-wool analog devotee in digital format...
My last music server was built using the template provided in this very forum by Gary L Koh (Thanks so very much) performance is superior and I have no qualm about it . I use mostly Foobar but also J River Music Controller and am pleased with these .. JRMC cost next to nothing, FOObar is free and both are wondeful products ...
Then I saw a Kaledeiscape demo, then I went at a friend place and saw the Kaledeiscape controlled by some Crestron-based system and ... Well you know .. I have been bitten ...
The question , I am asking to the collective is the following: What are the best music and movie servers out there... Ergonomic is an important factor .. I want the thing to perform in a simple and efficient fashion. I want Android AND IOS control. I want reliability, I want simplicity and I want the best sonics possible ... And one last thing, I don't want it to cost the proverbial Arms and Legs ... I wouldn't mind Kaledeiscape but am looking for alternatives ...
Iwant also 4 zones expandable to more, I want Hi-Rez, FLAC, WAV and ape playing, I want Blu Ray and regular DVD .. I want it all ... I wouldn't mind splitting the servers. One for music and one for Movie would be OK .. I would like however the interfaces to be similar or at the very least from the same Devices (IOS and Android)
I prefer Ethernet connectivity but Wi-Fi control ... I don't yet need whole system or house control .. It would have been nice however .. Of course I want the absolute best music performance ...
We are living interesting times. Books and magazine reading have become more interesting since I acquired two e-book reader (IOS and Android), actually three there is a basic B&W reader in the mix but the Fire displaced it for reading .. i still leave it in the car for general reading... I have more than 2000 CD in my NAS and I have never listened to more music and/or enjoyed my collection so much. I would like to enjoy the same with movies and I like the convenience of multi-zone music and movie playing/watching ...
What are you thoughts and experiences , People?