WD MyBook Live NAS for UnitiQute

Posted by: minnow on 29 July 2012

Hi - as usual - apologies if this has been already asked (I've searched but can't find a suitable thread).  

 

I intend to get a UnitiQute and all my music is saved as mac AIFF files.  I want a cost-effective and reliable NAS to serve to music to the Qute.

 

The WD MyBook Live is readily available here (NZ) and quite reasonably priced for 2TBs

The list of 'approved' NAS drives from Naim on this forum seems pretty old now (back in Sept 2010), and WD is not on it.  I could get the LaCie 2Big but it's twice as expensive.

 

Does anyone have experience running the WD streaming AIFF or Lossless files with a Qute or Uniti?

 

Would love to hear from you.

 

M

Posted on: 30 July 2012 by GerryMcg

Hi M,

 

This was posted by Phil Harris of Naim 25th March

 

"Only just seen this - don't know whether you have got your NAS yet but I have to say that my experience of the WD MyBooks has also not been the best ... In the words of the Top Gear anonymous roadtests "They were a bit 'salty'..." - fine for use as a domestic filestore buuuuuut...

My money would (and did) go on a ReadyNAS as a small NAS drive ... works very well.

Phil"

Posted on: 30 July 2012 by minnow

thanks for that GerryMcg - if anyone can shed more detail that would be good - happy to spend more or invest elsewhere if required.

 

Any other mac users streaming AIFF with NAS or router experiences?

Posted on: 05 August 2012 by whitevanman

Hi

Hope I'm not too late on this one. I use FLAC files on a WD WorldBook with my Uniti with no problems

Posted on: 05 August 2012 by Richard D

I have been using a WD 1Tb My Book to store my WAV files to my streaming solutions (U/Qute for the past year) for three years with no problems. It just requires some isolation to prevent vibration noise (a couple of small pads is fine)

Posted on: 05 August 2012 by Yippedidou

Hi. Since you mentioned it, I use LaCie Space 2 for one year now. No problems whatsoever, easy set up and reliable.