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You can easily spend a lot of time pissing about with a NAS when you end up with scope creep but it can also be pretty much set it up once and that's it apart from occasional security updates.
I used DBPowerAmp when ripping mine. Pretty fast, had error correction, ripped to FLAC and MP3 simultaneously, filled in the ID3 tags and filed in the right place.
But, it looks like the Brennan can do some of the stuff you'd want a NAS to do. It's got a DLNA server so you can use it to serve up music to other players, you can plug in a USB drive and back up the music you've ripped to that.
If you have some PCs, Raspberry Pis, speakers, amps or other sound systems lying around (as, admittedly, I do) then I wouldn't bother with something like the Brennan. If that's not the case (like a normal person) then it looks like it has a decent amount going for it if you can pick one up at a reasonable price.
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I’m really on the fence now! I probably could install a NAS but it’s the ongoing maintenance that troubles me, I work with a guy who seems to spend every weekend “setting up my NAS”. Convenience is king. Am not adverse to buying more CDs in the future.
ARM script, no thanks!
b3n / dtmt9v, no thanks!
Three years of ripping, love the commitment, and ultimate failure.
Torrenting, do not want a laptop in the kitchen.
Think the Brennan could be for me.