I have long been looking for the perfect NAS. It should be absolutely silent (fanless, no moving parts at all) and have a great build quality / look.
Finally found it - the brandnew QNAP HS-251+ is really great (all information at https://www.qnap.com/i/en/product/model.php?II=197 )
There are absolutely no moving parts and it has a stylish brushed metal aluminum body. They say it has been made with the needs of audiophiles in mind.
Using this either with a SSD will enable to be 100% silent or when using really big storage a Western Digital Red drive is also a good match as these are specialised for NAS and running very smooth / low noise as well.
I am currently testing various ways of playing music - either accessing the music files via the USB audio of the QNAP or accessing via network.
Finally found it - the brandnew QNAP HS-251+ is really great (all information at https://www.qnap.com/i/en/product/model.php?II=197 )
There are absolutely no moving parts and it has a stylish brushed metal aluminum body. They say it has been made with the needs of audiophiles in mind.
Using this either with a SSD will enable to be 100% silent or when using really big storage a Western Digital Red drive is also a good match as these are specialised for NAS and running very smooth / low noise as well.
I am currently testing various ways of playing music - either accessing the music files via the USB audio of the QNAP or accessing via network.
