ELAC Discovery Music Server

The Roon Essentials app (screen shot) added an immersive, informative layer to my music listening. Confession time: back when I would tell my parents that I was in my room studying? I was actually diving deep into my album collection. (Sorry, Mom.) It was more than just listening to tunes — instead of hitting the books, I was soaking in cover art, poring over liner notes, and getting a crash course in rock, soul, or hip-hop history. Who played slide guitar on this song? What sample did they just use? Skip ahead a couple decades. Digital downloads and streaming services have now put more music than ever at our fingertips. But what happened to that tangible, immersive, learning experience? Let me introduce you to the ELAC Discovery Music Server. Before we get into the "magic," let's cover the technical stuff. The ELAC Discovery Music Server replaces your computer as the hub for your music collection, except there's no internal storage for music files. It uses all of its powerful processing to access, organiz...