I like Synology better, but I read somewhere that QNAP has certified drivers for C4. This will save time a lot of time in scanning and creating a new library in control4. There is another thread on here detailing how to import a library from mediamonkey and using the control4 plugin to convert it to a control4 xml file. Once set up, the media can be scanned into Control4 but you will have to create new playlists from scratch. A NAS drive will need the C4 NAS driver installed and configured for network folder. For a single user music collection, a thumb drive (or powered usb drive) formatted to FAT32 and connected to the EA3 will be detected automatically. There all sorts of ways to program media to play rather than searching manually for it. The C4 Listen menu for MYMUSIC is simple but you can program playlists to play with keypad buttons or customize the conditions of when other playlists play. Synology or QNAP are both great for a NAS. Any suggestions? I read on the forums here that the Plex c4 integration has some issues. I'm sure there are plenty of other good options. Wrt music managers/servers, I only know Plex and mediamonkey (I read that EA3 has native support). Assuming the EA3 can do all of that, what does the user interface look like? Is it user-friendly, does it look clean? I'm not very impressed with the control4 home screen on the app, the icons and such remind me of the 80s. Does that mean it knows how to access and index the files on the NAS or do I need some additional software that acts as an interface (Plex, mediamonkey.). If I go with option 1) is there any recommended NAS (Synology, QNAP. I'm planning to buy a NAS server (music/media server) to store all of my old CD.

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