Setting up First Computer Audio Solution - Help w/ Question?

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I am a newbie who is setting up headless Mac Mini w/ Ipad as remote.These will be in my listening room w/ nice 2 channel only system. I have Cat-6 Gigabit wired outlet from office to the stereo. I want to set up this weekend and audition Dacs next weekend.

 

I have a 6,000 CD collection.

 

Last year I built an 8 GB WHS server to store music ripped from dbpoweramp as flac and aiffs. My orig plan was to use the WHS to share the music files.

 

 

My dilemma is this: Which of the following would be best ,smoothest solution to serve the Mac Mini from the following options?

 

1) I don't know if itunes will see library on a Windows Home Server (located in my office)

 

2) I also have a Intel Mac Pro that has plenty of drive room that could be utiized as aiff storage-(located in my office, use for Photoshop-but not regularly.)

 

3) I also purchased a Firewire 800 4TB Raid 0 external drive which would hook directly to the mini in the listening area .

 

 

Very confused - Thanks in advance for your suggestions.