QLMS, QNAP NAS and the Allo USBridge Signature Player

QNAP HS-453DX: Silent but Powerful Fanless Multimedia NAS with Hybrid Storage, 10GbE connectivity and 4K HDMI.

Resuming A Dedicated Music Server Journey (Part 7)

I last posted in 2012 about my ongoing experiences with running a music server and managing all my music playback within my home via LMS (Logitech Media Server - previously known as Squeezebox Server). It's been 7¼ years since I last posted specifically about it! Time flies - and to be fair I have neglected my love of music in the most recent couple of years too - and only recently have started actively listening again.

Logitech Clarify Future Of Squeezebox

Logitech leaves Squeezebox fans wondering what's next? The Squeezebox platform is officially discontinued, but Logitech hasn't told current owners what they should expect from now on" comments Matthew Moskovciak last week on CNET.

In the last week or two there's been speculation about what will happen to Logitech Squeezebox, LMS (Logitech Media Server), and the mysqueezebox.com website. Matthew has since posted an update to his article last Friday, clarifying Logitech's current position - although Logitech themselves don't seem to have publicised it that well.

Continuing A Dedicated Music Server Journey (Part 5)

Since my last post there has been a bit of progress, I now have my server running fan less. This just took a little bit more minor tidying inside the case and the removal of a large heat source from directly beneath the server – my Perreaux 350P Power Amp! In fact this has been part of a major revamp of my entire system (as discussed in my The Joys Of Discovering Focal Pro SM9s post), which basically is seeing my entire audio system (apart from my Subwoofer) replaced around the Music Server & my Oppo Blu-ray Player which will be the only components remaining. One benefit of this big change is a lot more space in my rack, eliminating the heat issue alluded to above – the presence of the Perreaux 350P causing a passive build-up of warm air around the server without the presence of the fan. Now that’s gone the unit is happily running fan less.