Hoping to get my hands on some units soon... will keep you all posted. We still have a lot of things to test!
I have to say I'm finding it very difficult to forget the sound of the N1Z.
Guillaume
(22-Mar-2015, 11:06)Rufus McDufus Wrote: [ -> ] (22-Mar-2015, 10:05)Kunter Wrote: [ -> ]Hi..
I dont know if I am answering to the right question, but if you are using BubbleUPnP, it sees Tidal as a library and possibly Melco (in my case the Cubox MPD) as a renderer. So you should be able to stream Tidal through Melco using your mobile/ipad. I am nicely listening to Tidal now through my HTC - Cubox - Devialet setup.
Cheers.
That's good news, but also annoying because I don't have an Android tablet! I do miss BubbleUPNP/DS. I think that should work with the Melco too as it presents itself as a UPnP renderer.
Evening chaps - quick note on TIDAL - happy to confirm that an Android Tablet with a TIDAL account open and running BubbleUPnP and set as a control point to the Melco will give excellent TIDAL rendering. The results are quite astonishing in some cases. Easy to try if you have the necessary bits and bobs. Happy to furnish details if need be.
As an aside V2.00 FW is now officially on the Internet for front panel internet update of Melco - gives direct download from HighResAudio.com with full file verification. Full V2.00 user documentation is on the Melco-audio.com site as well.
Best
Alan
(05-Apr-2015, 01:39)Alan Melco Wrote: [ -> ]Evening chaps - quick note on TIDAL - happy to confirm that an Android Tablet with a TIDAL account open and running BubbleUPnP and set as a control point to the Melco will give excellent TIDAL rendering. The results are quite astonishing in some cases. Easy to try if you have the necessary bits and bobs. Happy to furnish details if need be.
As an aside V2.00 FW is now officially on the Internet for front panel internet update of Melco - gives direct download from HighResAudio.com with full file verification. Full V2.00 user documentation is on the Melco-audio.com site as well.
Best
Alan
Good to have a relevant manufacturer on the Chat!
You couldn't tell Devialet to join the chat too, perhaps?
I'm sure we'd buy you a very large Easter egg if you succeeded.
(21-Mar-2015, 13:34)Alan Melco Wrote: [ -> ]Well, following `the kind invitation to join this illustrious group how could I resist. 
I am not going to embark on any technical tutoring or sales pitching, and neither am I able to claim any Brownie Points for the Melco solution - it is a rather excellent team effort and my involvement was relatively late in the day.
I will say though that the architecture and engineering approach is just so compellingly 'on target' that from the minute I met the guys I knew that we should be doing something together to move the whole Streaming and Computer Music experience forward.
It is possibly unique that an IT company with the huge resources of Buffalo Technology could ever get involved in high-end Audio - all down to the origins of the Company as a boutique high-end Japanese Hi-Fi manufacturer from the 1970s, with the founder, Mr Maki, still taking an active interest in this particular project as he has always been a serious Audiophile.
So back to lurking, but happy to clear up any misunderstandings maybe - although I feel that the two corespondents so far are doing a far better and honest job of describing the product that I could do!
Enjoy the music!
Alan
Hi Alan, sounds like very promising products from Melco, although there is no dealer in the Far East yet.
There is quite a gap in price and performance between the N1A and N1Z models. Are there plans for a mid range model say, a N1N (midway between A to Z
), which could essentially be the N1Z without the 2 x 512 GB SSDs? Since the SSDs are reputed to cost about USD1,000 each, doing away with them may result in the performance of the N1Z coming within reach of those whose budget can only accommodate the N1A but may be prepared to stretch it a bit further if there was a N1A Plus model with the dual power supplies of the N1Z. To keeps the costs in tow, the existing N1A case could be used.
On another note, the N1A/N1Z were initially designed to be a NAS. Now that there is a network player function built-in, would there be plans in future to include either S/PDIF or AES/EBU outputs to accommodate DACs or Devialets, which are supposed to sound better using the AES/EBU input?
Thanks.
Nicholas
(20-Mar-2015, 21:25)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ] (19-Mar-2015, 16:18)PhilP Wrote: [ -> ]It would be interesting to know what numerical scores you would award the Melcos for sound quality 
Sorry Phil... I had to go away and think about this one. Clearly the totaldac d1 can't be a 10/10 if the N1Z is better.
I think I would now say that the N1Z is now my 10/10 reference... and I think both the totalddac d1 and N1A are very similar qualitatively speaking, although their qualities are perhaps a little different which makes it difficult to score them. I originally thought 9/10 for BOTH the totaldac d1 and N1A then I recanted. Given the performance gulf between the totaldac d1 and the N1Z I felt that a 10% difference didn't make sense, so this grew to 15%...
So now my final scores on the doors are N1Z 10/10, totaldac d1 8.5/10 and N1A 8/10. I must stress that these scores are for SQ only! They are also based on a few hours of listening so it's possible that my observations will change a little over time as I get more used to the Melco sound and explore more musical material. We didn't for example play any classical music. Or dance music for that matter!
Either way going back to the totaldac d1 hasn't been difficult at all and I am finding myself rather enjoying it, which isn't always the case when an incumbent is usurped... I'm not quite ready to oust him just yet!
Guillaume
emmm.......so in terms of smoother and warmer /anolog-like sound，which one is better? Totaldac or n1a?
Guillaume,
Have you ever tried the Bryston BDP-2?
(15-Apr-2015, 02:10)mauidan Wrote: [ -> ]Guillaume,
Have you ever tried the Bryston BDP-2?
I am using the Bryston BDP-1 (original version) that has the same sound card as the BDP-2,
have it connected with an AES/EBU cable to the master unit of my D400, and it sounds great!
I heard the N1A this week but unfortunately not with a Devialet. Difficult to assess therefore in SQ terms. There is a new app and apparently updates come thick and fast! Is this the time to take the plunge or maybe wait six months a to see what else develops?
(15-Apr-2015, 06:01)miro Wrote: [ -> ] (15-Apr-2015, 02:10)mauidan Wrote: [ -> ]Guillaume,
Have you ever tried the Bryston BDP-2?
I am using the Bryston BDP-1 (original version) that has the same sound card as the BDP-2,
have it connected with an AES/EBU cable to the master unit of my D400, and it sounds great!
Thanks for the feedback.
I checked with Guillaume, and he hasn't tried the Bryston units.
It would be interesting to see how the Brystons compare to these big ticket file servers.
(17-Apr-2015, 02:36)mauidan Wrote: [ -> ] (15-Apr-2015, 06:01)miro Wrote: [ -> ] (15-Apr-2015, 02:10)mauidan Wrote: [ -> ]Guillaume,
Have you ever tried the Bryston BDP-2?
I am using the Bryston BDP-1 (original version) that has the same sound card as the BDP-2,
have it connected with an AES/EBU cable to the master unit of my D400, and it sounds great!
Thanks for the feedback.
I checked with Guillaume, and he hasn't tried the Bryston units.
It would be interesting to see how the Brystons compare to these big ticket file servers.
The sound of the Bryston units is exceptional.
They are built very well.
The BDP-2 can handle many hard drives.