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I have right at 290gb of mp3 music ripped between 192320kbp. However, I recommend at least 256kbp for listening though my Martin Logans.
Reader Charlie S. wonders what you use for digital music these days? What is your <I>primary</I> digital front end?
I have over 4000 CDs. The idea of transferring them over to a music server sounds daunting, not to mention that one day it will crash and go like all hard discs do. This is why the music server as a primary source for music does not interest me.
My intuition tells me that Hi-Rez disc player is not going to score well (please prove me wrong). If SACD fails, then I suspect that there will be lot of audiophiles and music enthusiasts who will think "damn, that could have actually happened. Sound as good as vinyl (as near as makes no difference) and a remote control". My hope is that Sony will release DSD encoding for a Hi-Rez downloadable format that provides effortless listening.
A centralized open library is the only way to go, especially if you want to access the same library different ways, easily back-up and add more storage as your library grows, and not have to re-encode all of your music when and if you change your front-end playback. I have a 2TB NAS with my entire library encoded at full resolution. It feeds a Mac Mini connected to a Wavelength Cosecant for focused listening and sweetly supreme enjoyment. The same NAS/library feeds a series of Sonos players for whole house and zone playback.
Apple MacBook Pro, iTunes, external drive, Airport Extreme, Airport Express, to DAC to amp to Stax Headphones. Allows easy access to all my music and comparison of performances . All done AIFF or Apple Lossless. All about the music when you want it.
I rip CDs straight onto the hard drive of a Playstation 3 using the WAV format. I have the PS3 hooked up to my receiver via HDMI1.3. This way I get all the functionality and flexibility of a computer music system without the computer (or its noisy analog output).