Thanks Gtunes. 2 reasons for the large storage capacity:
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My library is currently 20GB (of course that includes a lot of redundancy, ie, filling a 2TB drive then moving it to a 4TB drive which eventually fills up, etc). Having huge storage on the NAS allows me room to sort through this easier and get rid of stuff.
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I still have a ■■■■ ton of Vinyl and Tapes to rip. At 24-192, those files stack up quickly.
A Good catch on the enterprise SSD’s. The ones I mentioned are the same (2X2TB). however the caching vs Mirroring is a good call-out. If in a Cache configuration, can you at least “Back up” the Roon OS somewhere else?
re: The Ayre not supported… ARRRGGHHH!!! This pushes me back towards a newer MAC Mini or a Rook / Nuc Build. WHich still adds more boxes
Since I’m planning on keeping the 2014 MAC Mini for executing my rips. I guess in theory I could leave the Ayre connected there and try and use the 2014 MAC MIni > Ayre DAC as an endpoint, but that seems ass-backwards and I’m not even sure that would work.
Upgrading to a newer MAC mini is fine I guess, but then I’m paying for a new box and I still need a NAS for storage.
So In Summary: I should probably upgrade the internal SSD drives to enterprise solutions, and figure out the Ayre issue. Perhaps I could build a basic Roon Rock? NUC? (Im not sure how the jargon works here, whic I assume is for a standalone build with its own ports and Internal SSD (like building a nucleus / titan, right). Oh and one more thing: A Friend of mine told me he uses an external SSD for the Roon core, but his focus is primarily Plex / Movies and Music secondarily.
I’ll also check out the synology forums too, were you indicating synology within the ROON forums? Or on Synologys platform?
Again, many thanks!