Evening All
I’m the happy owner of a Superuniti and would like to get a few more years’ use out of it!
I’d like to put my CDs onto some sort of storage device, to have quick and easy access via the Superuniti.
It seems Naim’s Unitiserve (a few on ebay) is becoming increasingly unreliable, so a second hand one of these may be a risky route.
Is anyone aware of an inexpensive alternative, that would be compatible with my Superuniti?
DK
Yes, get a Synology or Qnap NAS, install Asset upnp. Rip the CDs using dBPoweramp on a computer and transfer them to the NAS over your network. There are zillions of threads on this, so you can read up by using the search facility.
Absolutely- I had a SU for many years until recently. Ripped 700 odd CDs to a single drive Synology NAS using ITunes at the time and Minimserver rather than dBPoweramp as the Upnp server on the NAS. Kept a back up on a separate drive. Still running the same NAS drive after 10 years (kiss of death I know …)
Rip your CD’s on a computer with CD drive. Freac si quick and easy. Exact Audio Copy which give better results, but is slower. You might need to use MP3tag to sort covers and things. All these programs are free.
Then just copy the files to a portable HD. a fag packet sided drive can contain hundreds of CD’s in high resolution.
thank you for the replies - i will check these out. Re the suggestion of simply using a portable hard drive - is there a risk the Superuniti won’t “recognise” it? Would an NAS be a safer option? Last time I plugged something into the USB port on the front, it didn’t recognise the songs (an apple ipod nano), apparently due to a recent software update on the Superuniti
The USB port on your SU was never intended for use with a music library of more than a handful of albums. A NAS running a UPnP server is a good option and is far more versatile than a USB drive using just a basic folder view of the music files.
If you rip CDs on a computer (which is pretty easy once you’re familiar with the process) stick them on a basic Synology NAS and once you’ve figured out the basic setup procedure it’s an easy, low maintenance option.
There’s a basic UPnP server bundled with a Synology NAS. It works fine, but if you want something with more user configuration options Asset is a good choice.
thank you Chris sounds reasonably straightforward!
Core unreliable?
I did exactly this. Bought a Synology DS124+ single bay w a 6TB drive, installed Asset UPnP, ripped my CDs with dBpoweramp.
Happy days.
Whoops. Wrong quote. Well, it’s late here. 
no, the Unitiserve - due to its age, I guess. I believe the Core is the newer model?
What are you on about? Have been running THOUSANDS of albums on a USB stick/drive for more than 10 years, without issues.
@DEK: mate, just grab the tiniest USB stick around (Sandisk UltraFit 512GB / 1TB) and forget about NAS boxes and uPnP. At this level, there’s no discernable sound quality difference. The USB playback is that good.
If you need more than 1TB, there are external SSDs up to 8TB that you can use, although you might not like the aesthetics of having a cable sticking out of your unit.
Sorry misread your post.
I’m on about DEK’s Superuniti, which has an entirely different USB input to your NDX2.
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