Getting a new source is an exciting time, especially when it’s a server and done the way we do it… you are welcome to buy now and talk to us later, but we really urge you to get in touch with us first – to talk us through your system and let us help you determine the best way to build and configure the system. Even a five minute discussion can help us to get a feel for your personality and your style, your preferences and tastes to build a Wolf that fits you and improves your listening experience in a big way. We do this a LOT, and no two systems are ever exactly the same.
Having the right amount of storage is key to getting the most out of your Wolf. Despite what you might think, it is easy to add a hard drive to a system yourself, but some of you aren’t mechanically inclined, and many of you won’t want to send your system back in for an upgrade (although we make the process really, really easy).
These are averages taken of three different samplings from our own collection of audio. It is safe to say that these numbers are accurate to -/+5%
| Disc Size | Uncompressed CD (Discs) | CD Rip FLAC (discs) | Hi-Res 24/96 (Tracks) | Hi-Res 24/192 (Tracks) | DSD 64 (Tracks) | DSD128 (tracks) | DSD256 (Tracks) |
| 1TB | 1350 | 3500 | 12,800 (40 Days) | 6,400 (20 Days) | 5000 | 2500 | 1250 |
| 2TB | 2700 | 7000 | 25,600 (80 Days) | 12,800 (40 Days) | 10000 | 5000 | 2500 |
| 4TB | 5400 | 14000 | 51,200 | 25,600 | 20000 | 10,000 | 5000 |
| 6TB | 8100 | 21000 | 76,200 | 51,200 | 30000 | 15,000 | 7500 |
| 8TB | 10800 | 28000 | 102,400 | 76,200 | 40000 | 20,000 | 10000 |
| 10TB | 13500 | 35000 | 128,000 | 102,400 | 50,000 | 25,000 | 12500 |
| 12TB | 16200 | 42000 | 153,600 | 128,000 | 60,000 | 30,000 | 15000 |
As you can see, you can fit quite a lot of CDs on 1TB of storage, but when you start playing around with Hi-Res, that space gets eaten quickly. Our music collection is ~10TB, including our 16 Bit CD Rips, 24 Bit Audio, SACD rips, our DVD-A, BluRay Audio, etc. Our main system runs 6TB so we have to prioritize what resides inside the machine, and what is put on an external drive or NAS. Typically, our daily drivers are stored internally while blue moon music – stuff we might listen to every other month or so is kept external. One of the downsides of external music is time to access. When we queue up one of the track on an external, we expect a second or two of lag before the music starts. It is tough for speedsters like us to deal with, but may or may not make a difference to you.
Below is the average size of 5 minutes of audio in most formats. Sizes of FLAC files can vary depending on music dynamics, conversion tool used, format the file was converted from and level of compression (or uncompressed) used.
| Format | Sampling frequency | Quantification | Size |
| DSF | 5.6 MHz
2.8 MHz |
1 bits
1 bits |
403 MB
201 MB |
| DSDIFF | 5.6 MHz
2.8 MHz |
1 bits
1 bits |
403 MB
201 MB |
| WAV | 192 kHz
96 kHz 88.2 kHz 48 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz |
24 bits
24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 16 bits |
329 MB
164 MB 151 MB 82.4 MB 75.7 MB 50.4 MB |
| FLAC
note: Sizes of FLAC files can vary greatly depending on music dynamics, conversion tool used, what format the file was converted from and Level of compression used. The information here is general and currently being revised for more accuracy. |
192 kHz
176.4 kHz 96 kHz 88.2 kHz 48 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz |
24 bits
24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 16 bits |
195 MB
170 MB 61.3 MB 56.3 MB 30.8 MB 27.9 MB 6.69 MB |
| MP3 | 44.1 kHz
44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz |
320 kbps
256 kbps 192 kbps 128 kbps 92 kbps |
11.4 MB
9.15 MB 6.86 MB 4.57 MB 3.43 MB |
