Matt.......You're getting it together. Do it once, do it right.
The Dell DVD/RW external USB transport does not support Blu-ray or SACD. It will serve you for ripping your CD collection to your surface tablet, then you can network the N100H with the tablet to drag and drop your files to the Aurender hard drive.
I chose FLAC because it provides high-quality decoding and the file size is reasonable. I figure if FLAC is good enough for HDTracks downloads, which for all other formats it is converted from their FLAC files, then FLAC is good enough for me. You will always find an on going discussion where others believe WAV or AIFF sound better. All I can say is I get excellent results with FLAC files on both of my Aurender music servers. Ultimately, the choice is yours. There is nothing to stop you from using dBpower amp to rip the same CD to FLAC and AIFF so you can make the comparison for yourself.
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Dan
STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario
LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113
VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A
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