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If you do host your data yourself then often people do not think about a backup strategy of let`s say important Data. Disk may fail even SSD or USB Sticks. So what is needed? A reliable and tested Backup on other Storage. For long term storage we use Tape Backup in our DC but this is expensive. I think about a second NAS for Backup because i have around 50 Tb of Music and Movies but this is a investment. I also thougt about to use Cloud Storage, but this is definitive to expensive.

This is interesting thing. The price and components looking good. You need a rack where you can mount it and that’s difficult if you don’t have house with enough space. Furthermore you need the knowledge to bring this all together with software and hardware. I can do that but i doubt that everyone here can.

i am thinking about buying a new NAS in the same size and storing in a friends place. we do share the same provider with 1Gb symmetrical links. So this should be solution. I agree is it so damn expensive with cloud backup. I am working for a outsourcer and maintain the network part but that’s different business. Datacenter equipment with all things around it has another pricetag.

I own a big qnap NAS with 75 terabytes of disk. I don’t use Backup but i get a message if i a disk start to fail so i can replace before and the Raid will fail. I know that’s not 100% secure but right now i live with that. I have 1530 Albums in Roon right now and around 50TB movies all in 4K for my homecinema. I work a IT Provider and build and maintain our DC Network. Right now backup such a high amount of data in the cloud is still to expensive even with backblaze.

That’s why i bought roon with lifetime license and not subscription. Second they changed the habits so even the company disappears it works. Hopefully HK will survive since now roon is in there hands.

There are interesting thoughts in this article. From my personal point of view, there is one goal and that is high fidelity. To hear the music as the musician or musicians intended, composed and played it. The first steps were quadrophonic and in Switzerland it was Jürg Jecklin who promoted this. Today, with digital technology, we have other possibilities at our disposal. Be it Atmos or my preferred Auro3d. My aim is to achieve the most authentic reproduction possible. I had the opportunity to listen to live broadcasts of NHK in Auro3d and I can say it was phenomenal.

This is a set-up that has been in my head for a long time. I think that the yellow lines are Ravenna network. Am I correct in assuming that AD-DA conversion takes place in the Merging MK2. How does the system behave in movies with lip sync when the sound is still routed through the MAC and Convolver? My speakers have partial Hypex Fusion Plate amplifiers and if possible I would like to do as much as possible without AD-DA conversion and drive digitally to the speakers. BTW what is ALXO? Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

This is a wonderful information i also wait for H1-D. Do you have more detailed information of your friends setup. It would be very appreciated. Maike

Then you have never heard a recording or even a live broadcast with immersive sound with the corresponding loudspeaker setup. This is simply not achievable with stereo. Today in the professional sector there is even the possibility to transfer yourself acoustically live into a room. I had the opportunity to attend a live broadcast of WOWOW Japan in Auro-3d technology. It is quite impressive when the concert hall with live orchestra in Tokyo is audible in your home. Whether this is primarily reproduced with Atmos or Auro-3d is of secondary relevance.

I don't agree with only one option for immersive sound. I personally prefer Auro much more and I am very happy that Auro did not go away. Dolby has in my view too great a market dominance and has already tried with unwelcome methods to push the competitors out of the market. I also prefer a possibility similar to your installation. That there is no streaming decoder from Dolby in lossless quality. It is important despite all the technology this is easy to use for my partner.

Then we should talk about high fidelity. I am convinced that immersive reproduction is the right way. Now the question is how to get there and I am convinced that Auro-3d is one of the best ways. From the beginning, this method was intended for music reproduction and, in contrast, Atmos was developed for cinema. I am deliberately talking about music that was captured with the appropriate setup of microphones. My goal is to be able to reproduce spaces such as a concert hall, outdoor performances, etc. at home as realistically as possible. The demo transmissions of the Japanese WOWOW channel were an aha experience. As soon as I'm done with the installation at home I'll also buy a subscription to the Berlin Philharmonic again. Still to the remark about the Baach system. We rarely know the original recordings, let alone the acoustics. In studio recordings, the room sound is artificially added and may not correspond to reality. There is a recording of Joe Jackson, Body and Soul, which was appropriately recorded in the Grand Hall of the Masonic Hall. Certainly the details of the recording are not consistent, but it was a good try.

I dont agree completly. I had the chance to listen in Munich to https://www.theoretica.us/bacch-dsp/ and this was amazing what is coming out of "Stereospeakers". It was funny to look at the visitors which are having a look behind the speakers to search for surround speakers. One drawback was that you have to sit in the sweetspot or behind. So if somebody dont have the space to install a 7.1.4 or more system it is imho a alternative possibility.

Just on the way to munich, one hint visit Mr Schappert @ Grobi. He is a big advocate for immersive sound

Just for the windows league. Auro3d plugin is now available all for MS Windows https://buy.auro-3d.com/

This is the Auro upmixer with which you can make 3D sound from stereo or other formats, including Atmos. Personally, I think it's an amazing piece of software.