I am continuing to document my journey here for those who have very large disc collections and considering to transition to Kaleidescape.
I traded my Strato 6TB (2U) towards a new Terra 72TB + Strato C combo. I have had less 24 hours with the new setup but so far I noticed two things.
One, there is a noticeable increase in the audio quality. Kaleidescape previously confirmed, 1U and 2U units have the exact same hardware and runs the same software. So how can this be? The Strato C doesn’t have the hard drive in the same enclosure. This is the first suspect. I have an SOTM nNH-10g audiophile grade network switch with the SOTM clock upgrade ahead of the Strato C. As you know, the Strato C gets the A/V stream from the Terra server via the home network. This is the second suspect. Well, there is also that placebo effect factor but this usually happens when you expect such improvements. I honestly didn‘t even think for a moment that the Strato C was going to outperform my Strato in audio. I made the trade solely because of the multi room benefits.
Two, the Terra+Strato C combo is significantly more responsive. The GUI is much snappier. I often had stutters in the animations while the cover arts reorganized. This no longer happens. When I click on a cover art, the details appear within a second or two. In my Strato, this was also the case but not always. I believe Kscape uses Raid0 on the Terra servers. Raid0 with 4 drives can theoretically yield 4 times the read/write speeds and decreased latency. Although it isn’t explained in detail, Kscape markets the Terra servers to have the highest processing power.
It has been reported many times that the download speeds are up to gigabit speeds now. I can also confirm this. Most HD downloads are around 4 mins and 4K downloads are around 7 mins.
With the recent upgrades, I currently have the following now.
3U Premiere server (purchased used)
14x 6TB drives (purchased new)
1x M700 Disk Vault/Player (purchased used)
3x DV700 Disc Vaults (purchased used)
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CoStar for Lumagen Radiance Pro (purchased new)
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Terra 72TB (purchased new)
Strato C (purchased new)
Note: I made all my new items purchases from Jim at Cinelife. I couldn’t be happier. Jim is an excellent Kscape dealer. He is a great friend too. %110 trustworthy.
I traded my Strato 6TB (2U) towards a new Terra 72TB + Strato C combo. I have had less 24 hours with the new setup but so far I noticed two things.
One, there is a noticeable increase in the audio quality. Kaleidescape previously confirmed, 1U and 2U units have the exact same hardware and runs the same software. So how can this be? The Strato C doesn’t have the hard drive in the same enclosure. This is the first suspect. I have an SOTM nNH-10g audiophile grade network switch with the SOTM clock upgrade ahead of the Strato C. As you know, the Strato C gets the A/V stream from the Terra server via the home network. This is the second suspect. Well, there is also that placebo effect factor but this usually happens when you expect such improvements. I honestly didn‘t even think for a moment that the Strato C was going to outperform my Strato in audio. I made the trade solely because of the multi room benefits.
Two, the Terra+Strato C combo is significantly more responsive. The GUI is much snappier. I often had stutters in the animations while the cover arts reorganized. This no longer happens. When I click on a cover art, the details appear within a second or two. In my Strato, this was also the case but not always. I believe Kscape uses Raid0 on the Terra servers. Raid0 with 4 drives can theoretically yield 4 times the read/write speeds and decreased latency. Although it isn’t explained in detail, Kscape markets the Terra servers to have the highest processing power.
It has been reported many times that the download speeds are up to gigabit speeds now. I can also confirm this. Most HD downloads are around 4 mins and 4K downloads are around 7 mins.
With the recent upgrades, I currently have the following now.
3U Premiere server (purchased used)
14x 6TB drives (purchased new)
1x M700 Disk Vault/Player (purchased used)
3x DV700 Disc Vaults (purchased used)
——
CoStar for Lumagen Radiance Pro (purchased new)
——
Terra 72TB (purchased new)
Strato C (purchased new)
Note: I made all my new items purchases from Jim at Cinelife. I couldn’t be happier. Jim is an excellent Kscape dealer. He is a great friend too. %110 trustworthy.