Quote Originally Posted by emaidel
Thanks to all who've posted here in response to my question. As it turns out, I wasn't too far from the truth in terms of what a music server actually is. And, like some others, I don't have any use for it (at least, at the moment). I've reached what I consider the current pinnacle of audio quality, and that's the SACD. From what everyone has said, no music server is as good as the best SACD, and is at best, "CD quality."
While I agree that there is no reason for you to buy a music server (as you own and enjoy a nice collection of SACDs - which to my knowledge can't be ripped to a hard-drive), I should correct one error... Music Servers are not limited to CD quality.... their capability for high resolution audio is almost endless as many can be upgraded via software... in fact some sites sell high resolution downloads..... and devices such as the SlimDevices Transporter are able to play them... The reason I mentioned CD quality earlier is because most people using a Music Server choose to store their CD collection on it, using quality anywhere from crappy MP3 to lossless and wav files (CD Quality)...

So Music Servers can certainly surpass the quality of SACD, but right now the options for high resolution downloads are pitiful and since you can't store your existing SACDs on the Music Server I'd suggest sticking with the Marantz...