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go to: Contents | On The Horizon | Feature | Disc Players | DACs | Music Servers & Accessories | Integrated Amps with USB DACs | Music Download Reviews | Buyer's Guide ON THE HORIZON New Digital Source Components from RMAF 2013 Steven Stone Forward: The article below is an excerpt from, but also a more lavishly illustrated version of, a blog prepared by Steven Stone to report on digital source components recenty seen at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2013, which was held just weeks before publication of this Guide. Enjoy. –Chris Martens RMAF 2013 provided enough new digital products to fill a show report several times over. Rather than a comprehensive report with abbreviated descriptions that have more in common with a laundry list than a show report, I’ve concentrated on the products I felt were the most important and will have the most impact on our audio future. Marantz SA-14S1 SACD player www.us.marantz.com Marantz SA-14S1 Super Audio CD player ($2495) includes two digital inputs, two digital outputs, and one USB input which allows it to function as both a transport and a DAC. It even has a USB-B port on the back that allows the SA-14S1 to support DSD over PCM. The SA-12S1 utilizes Marantz’ proprietary HDAM (Hyper Dynamic Amplifier Module), newly developed center-mounted disc drive mechanism, and torroidal power transformer made with oxygenfree copper secondary windings. CD Players and Transports MSB Universal Media Transport www.msbtech.com MSB unveiled their latest transport, the Universal Media Transport Plus ($5995). It is based on the Oppo BDP-103, and plays all disc-based media, including DVDs, Blu-Rays, CDs, USB thumb drives, and even Kodak picture CDs. The Universal Media Transport Plus works with a variety of power supplies, beginning with the MSB outboard desktop supply ($595) and going up to their Diamond Transport Power Base ($3495). 6 Digital Source Components www.theabsolutesound.com previous page NEXT page
go to: Contents | On The Horizon | Feature | Disc Players | DACs | Music Servers & Accessories | Integrated Amps with USB DACs | Music Download Reviews | Buyer's Guide ON THE HORIZON CD Players and Transports Rega Saturn-R DAC + CD transport www.rega.co.uk For most part, the stand-alone CD player is dead, but some manufacturers have revised the “CD player” into a DAC that can also read discs. One example of this is the Rega Saturn-R DAC + CD transport ($2995). The Saturn-R includes one asynchronous USB and four S/ PDIF inputs as well as a top-loading CD transport. It uses a Wolfson WM872 DAC that can handle PCM up to 192/24, and it comes with a dedicated remote control. Simaudio Neo 260D CD transport www.simaudio.com Simaudio added the Neo 260D CD transport ($2000) to their Moon series. Using Simaudio’s proprietary CD drive mounted on a four-point floating suspension system, the NEO 260D has both S/PDIF and AES/EBU digital outputs plus both balanced and single-ended analog outputs. You can add a digital-to-analog converter ($1000) that delivers true 32-bit asynchronous processing along with one USB, two S/PDIF, and two Toslink inputs. 7 Digital Source Components www.theabsolutesound.com previous page NEXT page
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