![]() ![]() Hegel Music Systems HD2, HD10, and HD20 DACs. ![]() Electrocompaniet PD 1 DAC and EMS 1 Wireless Streamer.AcousticPlan DriveMaster Transport and DacMaster DAC.These are sprouting all over, and have varying capabilities regarding higher sampling rates (note that most of the above products have USB inputs on them as well): You can add an iPod/iPad interface if you like, but it is not necessary: Then there are the tip-to-tail solutions all of which provide everything you need straight out of the box with varying degrees of upgradability. Some companies include varying degrees of internal music storage, but still leverage Apple devices to control their systems: Some include streaming from internet radio sources: They provide an optimized center portion of an audiophile music server, but not the edges. Some have disc drives for ripping discs and some don't (another sub-category perhaps?). These are the servers which don't include music storage and at the same time leverage Apple or Microsoft products for an interface and file management. Bladelius Embla (This once could go in the Complete Systems below since it does have an upgradable hard drive).Same as the list above, but also have varying degrees of preamp functionality built in: MSB Technology's Universal Media Transport.These are disc players that also stream files and can connect to hard drives with varying ability: Couple that with all of those USB DACs now appearing (see below) and a stack of hard drives and you're set: These are hot-rodded off-the-shelf computers and software packages from Amarra and Pure Music to help you set up your own computer as a high quality server. So many music servers and related products appeared at the 2011 CES, that we can now sort them into various sub-categories depending on what is included in the box.īelow is a list of new or upgraded products that caught my eye at the show. ![]()
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