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Martin_EF

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  1. Hello Tim, Thank you for your help. Sounds great. I just have one more question (which might be inappropriate in this forum). When I first found this incredible webpage, I found the page explaining four different setups with a central CAPS connected to a NAS and to a streamer (renderer?). This setup seems to fit nicely for us, especialy since I like the JRiver software (which is not a musthave). So, since I only need something to act as a UPNP server for Sonos and Cambridge (or something equivalent) - is the JRiver ID enough? Oh, and I've got one more question (which makes me feel like in "life of Brian") - would a CAPS or mac mini connected to a dac/amp sound way better than a JRiver server in the basement connected to something like a CXN?
  2. Hello Audio_Elf, Thank you for your quick reply. Basically it would be nice to hear music in every room separately as well as in combination (i.e. the same music synchronized in the living and dining room). For the living room I would like to achieve the best quality (therefore I thought about the CXN/Aries). In all other rooms the sound quality can be less than that, since optimal positioning won't be possible. It should still sound good though. Thank you for your advice regarding the setup. But what about the music data - can both systems access the same data or do they need separate Servers etc.? And would you recommend a CAPS or JRover ID for the media center or would be the audio station be of sufficient quality? Where is the meta data of the music controlled? In the server software (e.g. JRiver) or in the contl software of either Sonos or Cambridge?
  3. Dear all, I'm lurking around for quite some time and been trying to read tons of literature but I still find all of this quite confusing. Therefore, I became a member of this forum to ask for your help. The setup I was thinking of is as follows: In the living room I would like to install a HiFi stereo system. At the moment I really like the Cambridge Audio CX system (CXN and CXA80) to drive a set of Nubert speakers. Aural Aries sounds fine as well. In the dining room and in the kitchen, possibly also in the bathroom or on the terrace I'm looking for a multiform system. In the home office I use a Macbook Pro with JRiver Mediacenter 20. All my music (FLAC, ripped with dbPoweramp) is stored on a Synology NAS. What I don't understand: Is there a chance that I can combine all of this? Specifically: 1. Can I control all of this via one app? 2. Can all parts of the setup access the same data (do I have to copy the music data to different locations for HiFi and multiroom?). 3. How can I connect the hifi system (e.g. Cambridge CNX) with the multiroom system? 4. Would be hifi system and multi-room system be synchronous (living room and dining room are connected)? 5. Are the CXN or Aries capable of this setup? And what multi-room system would you prefer? (Blue sound? Heco?) 6. I like the JRiver software. So do I need an ID box or CAPS to run a JRiver server (since it doesn't run on the Synology NAS)? Sorry - a lot of questions but since I am willing to spend a couple of bucks I just would like to make it right and I'm afraid nearby there is no store that could answer all of this sufficiently Thank you very much in advance. Best, Martin
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