# Maestro, do I need it? **URL:** https://forum.psaudio.com/t/maestro-do-i-need-it/44538 **Category:** Network Audio **Created:** [July 27, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/maestro-do-i-need-it/44538 "2026-07-27T06:03:37Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 14
### Author: ![analog-aecad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cdc98d/32.png) [@analog-aecad](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/analog-aecad) #### Post date: [July 28, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/maestro-do-i-need-it/44538/14 "2026-07-28T19:02:27Z")
I also run Synology NAS units (2) for audio and video files. I use the Media Server extension, and early on I used the Audio Station extension and DS Audio app (phone/tablet) to play on an Oppo BDP 105. With the DS DAC & AirLens came MConnect. It would seem Maestro will not be any different sound-wise: > [@Anyone using Paul's Maestro Music management system?](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/anyone-using-pauls-maestro-music-management-system/44001/1747): > > There’s really no getting around needing a server to send bits of digitized music to your renderer. Some chunk of code has to send the data down the network connection in response to a request from the renderer. Roon, Qobuz, Tidal, or your NAS can’t serve music without server software. Maestro’s shtick is that doesn’t act as a man-in-the-middle, receiving and retransmitting digitized music to your renderer. In that sense, it’s no different from JPlay or mconnect on your smartphone pointing your… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/maestro-do-i-need-it/44538)._