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GJK
Contributor II
November 16, 2023

recommend NAS drive to play cd’s through sonos

  • November 16, 2023
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I need to replace my NAS drive used to play my CD’s over my Sonos. Need a bit of expert advice on best makes/models compatible with Sonos? Thanks

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Stanley_4
Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
November 18, 2023

I used to be a WD fan but their support folks convinced me to buy elsewhere.

The short support lifetimes of some devices was also a rude surprise.

    GJKAuthor
    Contributor II
    November 20, 2023

    Hi - My router is a Virgin Media Hub 3.0

     

    Thanks 

    I would just look at the Black Friday sales and go for a NAS that supports SMB v2 or higher and go with whatever suits your budget - I personally use Netgear NAS boxes, but those capable of sharing files over SMB v2 should work fine - pick ones with the faster processor and more ram memory, or ones where you can upgrade the ram yourself, later on.

    Hi - grateful if I could get a little more advice before I commit. I’ve checked Amazon and some of the popular review websites and this synology devices seems popular synology 2-bay diskstation ds223j. amazon offer a  4Tb (WD) or 6Tb (Seagate) option (more than enough capacity for me). I tried to find out if these options support SMB v2 but unable to confirm this from Amazon spec. To be honest this sort detail is beyond my technical ability. Any comments on this would really useful. Thanks again. G

    Ken_Griffiths
    Ken_Griffiths
    November 20, 2023

    @GJK 
    Yes, the Synology DS223J spec. supports everything you would need.

    https://nascompares.com/news/the-synology-ds223j-a-new-budget-friendly-nas-solution-for-home-users/

    Can you provide the link to the Seagate NAS as I’m not quite sure which one you’re interested in on Amazon (thanks).

      GJKAuthor
      Contributor II
      November 21, 2023

      https://www.amazon.co.uk/Synology-DS223J-Bay-Desktop-White/dp/B0CDQ7ZV78/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=27TQ1301T8HSM&keywords=synology%2B2-bay%2Bdiskstation%2Bds223j%2Bdiskless&qid=1700507722&sprefix=synology%2B2-bay%2Bdiskstation%2Bds223j%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.23648568-4ba5-49f2-9aa6-31ae75f1e9cd&th=1&psc=1

       
      Hi - thanks again for the advice. The attached link to the synology device includes two options for the drive units including a 2 x 2TB Western Digital Red Plus Drives and 2 x 4TB Seagate Ironwolf Drives. The WD option is more than enough memory for me but I mentioned the larger Seagate option in case it’s a better brand and worth the extra £60. Any thoughts on this? Thanks

        Ken_Griffiths
        Ken_Griffiths
        November 21, 2023

        https://www.amazon.co.uk/Synology-DS223J-Bay-Desktop-White/dp/B0CDQ7ZV78/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=27TQ1301T8HSM&keywords=synology%2B2-bay%2Bdiskstation%2Bds223j%2Bdiskless&qid=1700507722&sprefix=synology%2B2-bay%2Bdiskstation%2Bds223j%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.23648568-4ba5-49f2-9aa6-31ae75f1e9cd&th=1&psc=1

         
        Hi - thanks again for the advice. The attached link to the synology device includes two options for the drive units including a 2 x 2TB Western Digital Red Plus Drives and 2 x 4TB Seagate Ironwolf Drives. The WD option is more than enough memory for me but I mentioned the larger Seagate option in case it’s a better brand and worth the extra £60. Any thoughts on this? Thanks

        Both are fine and each have good names as far HDD’s are concerned and so just go with what storage capacity you think you’ll need. These things can usually be upgraded quite easily further down the line anyway.  

          RJSUK
          Enthusiast II
          November 28, 2023

          If it is to be used for just serving music, and your router has a USB input, a USB stick of the larger sizes may be the best solution.

          I definitely recommend this method too. I got rid of a noisy Seagate NAS and plugged a 1.5TB HDD into my router and it runs silently, goes into sleep mode after 15 minutes and wakes up within a couple of seconds when called up on. Given the size of your collection, something like a 256GB Sandisk flash drive would fit the bill. You will probably have to enable SMBv1 on your PC to map it.

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