I agree 100% with the comments from the FLAC users. I always strive for archival quality, and size is really a non-issue in this day and age. Occasionally I'm unable to find lossless content and settle for 320CBR / V0 but I would love to be able to replace all my lossy files with FLAC. At ~165,000 tracks it's a daunting challenge, and some of the live and demo content was lossy to begin with. I'm working to replace the rest of my library one discography or record label at a time.
I have 750 CDs but downloaded most of them years ago. Similarly I've got several thousand LPs and a gorgeous Denon DP-60L rosewood turntable, but 90% of my listening is content from my server. A headphone or DAC upgrade will likely be my next move.
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I need to get a new digital media player with a big storage bank for this one. Any suggestions are welcome.
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My solution was to build an Ubuntu server paired with unlimited data on Android. I use Subsonic or the Ultrasonic fork which added gapless playback and genre browsing. If you have a data cap the application can downsample audio and video in real time to any desired bit rate. I average about 200GB of mobile data a month with it.
If you really want a dedicated piece of hardware, the Creative Zen X-Fi is hands-down the best value for solid state. It has a 32GB of internal storage, an expansion slot for additional files, and supports FLAC. I lived by it for many years.
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