HDX-SSD vs Unitiserve-SSD

Posted by: Patrick Lam on 24 April 2013

Hi folks,

 

Please let me share your thought or experience that is there any differences of the captioned devices in ripping CDs sonically?  Since both devices will transfer the ripped songs to NAS, so, what's the main differences in features between them in terms of ripping? 

 

If I got a NDX, HDX-SSD and NAS, then, the main role of NDX is to extract songs from NAS to play, NAS is a storage device and HDX is a ripping device, then do I need to have two ethernet cables, one is to connect the router and NDX and one is to connect the router and HDX, am I right?

 

If the main function of the HDX-SSD is to rip CDs and there is no difference in ripping CDs compared with Unitiserve-SSD, then, do I need the HDX-SSD and save the differences to upgrade the device, right?

 

Please advise and comment my thought.

 

Cheers,

Patrick

Posted on: 24 April 2013 by rjstaines

Hi Patrick. I've had an HDX-SSD and a US-SSD and I cannot tell the difference between rips to my NAS drive, so go ahead and save the £difference !

 

...and Yes, whichever you go for you'll need 2 Ethernet cables - one for each device.

 

The reason I stayed with my HDX is that if my streamer (NDS) ever goes AWOL back to Salisbury, then I can feed the audio straight from my HDX into my pre-amp.

 

IF you have a DAC, then this reasoning is no longer valid (unless your DAC goes AWOL, of course).

 

Posted on: 24 April 2013 by Patrick Lam
Originally Posted by rjstaines:

Hi Patrick. I've had an HDX-SSD and a US-SSD and I cannot tell the difference between rips to my NAS drive, so go ahead and save the £difference !

 

...and Yes, whichever you go for you'll need 2 Ethernet cables - one for each device.

 

The reason I stayed with my HDX is that if my streamer (NDS) ever goes AWOL back to Salisbury, then I can feed the audio straight from my HDX into my pre-amp.

 

IF you have a DAC, then this reasoning is no longer valid (unless your DAC goes AWOL, of course).

 

Hi rjstaines,

 

Thanks for your detailed explanation and sharing. 

 

Cheers,

Patrick

Posted on: 24 April 2013 by aysil

I had both and I also did not find any clearly detectable difference between US and HDX rips. HDX seems an overkill if you're going to use it as a server. Only in direct SPDIF connection to an external Dac, the HDX is superior.

Posted on: 24 April 2013 by aysil

rjstaines,

As you have both HDX and NDS, I wonder if you have compared connecting HDX dig out directly to NDX with a good digital cable vs UPnP streaming from HDX to NDS?