AssetUpnP 4.2 running on a QNAP

Posted by: Iver van de Zand on 21 July 2014

Dear Forummembers,

 

I am a long term Asset user running on a Windows pc and am very happy with it.

 

On the website of DbPoweramp I noticed there is now also a version of AssetUpnP that can physically run on a QNAP NAS. This could make the Windows pc obsolete, so I am interested.

 

Is there anyone that has experience with AssetUpnP 4.2 running on a QNAP NAS ? Few questions:

Cheers

Iver

Posted on: 28 July 2014 by Adrian F.
Originally Posted by Lorenz:

WARNING – QNAP HS210 and High Temperatures

 

Hi there, I have used a QNAP TS219PII with two 3GB WD RED disks which never ever let me down for years. Although very, very quiet I was still able to listen to the fans (neaver herad the disks) – didn't want that "noise".

 

Bought a new QNAP HS210 which is – as many of you know – fanless. I installed the REDs the HS210 and ran into several issues which I didn't understand in the beginning. Dropped file transfers, repeated drop outs of music and finally several all-of-a-sudden restarts of the QNAP.

 

Finally figured out the reason: the disks are ok to operate up to 70° C whereas the QNAP HS210 is certified only up to 40°C – during summer temperature of the HS210 (as per web status page) did go above that and the errors occurred every time :-(((.

 

My solution was simple – and costly – I installed two SSDs (Samsung ECO 840 1TB) – temperatures of the HS210 are well below 40°C and everything is working as supposed to be.

 

Your mileage may vary – especially if you have some fancy airconditioning – but the gap between 40°C and 70°C might be a tough riddle to solve...

 

Regards, Lorenz

 

Thank you for sharing your experience Lorenz.

 

I am tempted by the new stronger fanless QNAP HS-251, that could have had the same problem in hot environments on the outside and with fast spinning disks on the inside. But I would have gone with SSDs in the first place, just to keep it really completely noiseless (it would be sited in my living room).

 

I wonder if you could hear any difference in sound quality by going from HDDs to SSDs?

Posted on: 28 July 2014 by Lorenz

@adrian f.

 

no – difference in SQ.

 

honestly I'n not that much into 010001111001-over-wire-voodoo. never heard a difference between digital cables. so how should hard disks sound different?

 

BUT – my SYONOLGY drove me crazy due to a tooooo loud fan and too disks that couldn't stop "clicking" but that's years ago. QNAP 219IIP was much quieter but happyness was introduced thrup a fanlass NAS...

 

well execpt that detour which finally lead to SSDs (I simply tried to spent that extra euro).

 

cheers, lorenz

Posted on: 28 July 2014 by Adrian F.
Originally Posted by Lorenz:

 no – difference in SQ.

 

honestly I'n not that much into 010001111001-over-wire-voodoo. never heard a difference between digital cables. so how should hard disks sound different?

 

cheers, lorenz

 

Thanks for your feedback Lorenz.

 

It could have been - because the difference is bigger than with your example of 2 digital cables, or 2 HDDs.

 

A HardDiskDrive is one or more mechanical spinning disk platters with several thousand rpm and one magnetical read-/write head per surface to be positioned.

 

A SolidStateDisk is not mechanical moving flash memory, just packed in a HDD sized case with HDD interface for the convenience of integration into a "legacy" computer.

 

I guess even on the power supply side, they will create a different kind of load.