BlueWizard
Distinguished Member
I've been dabbling in Audio for more decades than I care to count, and I am generally familiar with Streaming Products. However, never having had a Streaming Device, I'm unfamiliar with the details of their operation. I'm hoping those in the Streaming Forum can enlighten me.
When I envision a Streaming System, I envision having NAS storage (Network Attached Storage). In my mind having my music on NAS means I don't need my main computer to stream music. That is, I don't need the main computer ON.
But, from what I can gather, your main computer needs Audio Server Software to manage everything. But that seems to defeat the purpose. If I have to have my main computer On to stream music, then why have NAS?
One could speculate, as I do, that Audio Server software could be placed on the NAS, but how does one know the operating system of the NAS? A Server that works on Windows is not going to work on Linux, unless the maker has a Linux version. And that assumes the NAS has either Windows or Linux.
So, this is one area that confuses me, and I would appreciate any advice anyone could give. I would like to stream music independent of my main computer being ON or OFF. Or independent of any computer being On or Off.
I think it likely that I am confused on this issue, but hopefully you can enlighten me.
Thanks.
Steve/bluewizard
When I envision a Streaming System, I envision having NAS storage (Network Attached Storage). In my mind having my music on NAS means I don't need my main computer to stream music. That is, I don't need the main computer ON.
But, from what I can gather, your main computer needs Audio Server Software to manage everything. But that seems to defeat the purpose. If I have to have my main computer On to stream music, then why have NAS?
One could speculate, as I do, that Audio Server software could be placed on the NAS, but how does one know the operating system of the NAS? A Server that works on Windows is not going to work on Linux, unless the maker has a Linux version. And that assumes the NAS has either Windows or Linux.
So, this is one area that confuses me, and I would appreciate any advice anyone could give. I would like to stream music independent of my main computer being ON or OFF. Or independent of any computer being On or Off.
I think it likely that I am confused on this issue, but hopefully you can enlighten me.
Thanks.
Steve/bluewizard
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