[Vinman]

Hi all! A returning listener building a system for the first time this century! 
Mostly done, but I have a question about playing downloaded full monte hi res files. I have a new DAC rolling in here Monday and I’m completely clueless about playing stored music. I’ll be running usb from a drive with music from Qobuz and Tidal downloads. To get the highest available resolution I know that much. That’s it, though!
Relevant components:
Bluesound NodeX
Denafrips Pontus II 12
Preamp, etc.
Will I have to use the Node as a “controller” to find and play music on the drive? Is something like Roon necessary to browse and select??
Thanks for anything!!
Vince

[JMW73]

If you have the music stored on your network the Node should be able to find it.  Roon will not be needed.  The software that is included with the Node should suffice, and it has been around long enough to find YouTube videos on how to accomplish it.

Another option is to set everything up on a DNLA player... Jplay is good, MConnect is cheaper but not as polished.  But, honestly the Node software should be just as good.

[I.Greyhound Fan]

I have 9TB's of music stored on hard drives on a desk top computer that I built as a music server.  I use Audirvana music player to manage the library and play music.  I upsample using the software in Audirvana.  I remote into my desktop using a laptop and Windows remote desktop program.  It works well.

[WGH]

Relevant components:
Denafrips Pontus II 12

Want to have some cheap fun with your new Denafrips? Sound Liason just released the remastered Carmen Gomes album "Thousand Shades of Blue - Revisited" in 32 bit/768 kHz" for $14.00.
I have the 32 bit version, the download is 16.3 GB!
You should download the 24 bit version for the Denafrips.
https://soundliaison.com/products/carmen-gomes-inc-thousand-shades-of-blue-revisited



Thousand Shades of Blue - Revisited

Remixing and remastering Thousand Shades of Blue, has been nothing short of transformative. Opening up those sessions felt like traveling back in time, yet with the knowledge and refined sensibilities we've gained. Looking back, we realized just how much our approach to mixing and mastering has evolved. At Sound Liaison, we now embrace a philosophy of minimalism, using fewer tools on individual tracks, preserving the raw beauty of the original performances.

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