I have my Melco connected to my Mac mini via network. I save all my music files on the NA1 share drive. With the Mac mini in play I can listen to Tidal if needed. No real need to stream Tidal through the Melco. With that said, I love the convenience of opening the app on my iPhone and pushing play. It would be nice to do the same via Tidal or future music service which is not bought out by Jay Z and Beyoncé.
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(12-Feb-2016, 22:59)harris4crna Wrote: [ -> ]Melco/NA1 reviewed by Stereophile March 2016 issue. States the Melco is the champ of the streamers. Thoughts?
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It is a rehash of the Audiostream review:
http://www.audiostream.com/content/melco...YVO9OW5.97
He does go on though to list the other streamers that has compared the N1A, which is essentially here:
http://www.audiostream.com/content/great...9jRuaOs.97
with the comment that the N1A is the cheapest in the Class A category. It might have been more definitive if he had also heard the Aurender N10/N100H instead of just the S10/XL100.
A positive review nonetheless.
If the N1A is the "champ of the streamers", what then is the N1Z?
(13-Feb-2016, 11:11)james n Wrote: [ -> ] (13-Feb-2016, 09:02)Confused Wrote: [ -> ]If the N1A is the "champ of the streamers", what then is the N1Z?
Overpriced 
Quite so
And now there is an N1Z Anniversary - 2TB SSD and various other enhancements and limited to 40 pcs globally and an N1ZH60 which is I'm told, despite the name, based on an N1A but with 6TB HDD
Spent some time doing a comparison. Here my results: Re: Melco/Dela vs. Mini?
I spent a hour or so comparing the Mac mini and the Melco with both headphones (Sen 700) and through my Ktemas. I played daft punk, Nora Jones and David Gilmore. All high Rez files. daft punk at 96/24, Nora jones at 196/24 and David Gilmore at 96/24. First let me give you a description of my equipment. 2010 Mac Mini with 8mg ram, music derived from an external FireWire HD and sent to my DAC via usb/spdif converter into coax input. I run decibel software. Now the Melco is connected via USB. Cables are both audioquest Carbon. <br />
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Now this is what you have been waiting for. Listened through the cans and the Ktemas and both resulted in the same results. The Melco hands down has greater depth, lower noise floor and space between instruments. The Mac mini pushed sound at me whereas the Melco provided to be engulfed into the music. Now I have poor hearing and really I should have my wife listen. Her hearing is much more acute. With that said, after a hour of listening I could hear a difference the Melco provided a better listening experience. $1500.00 difference, hmmm. Add the convenience, multiple options and the ability to upgrade along with better listening experience, I think so. I hope this helps. Again if possible audition and compare yourself.
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(13-Feb-2016, 17:35)PhilP Wrote: [ -> ]And now there is an N1Z Anniversary - 2TB SSD and various other enhancements and limited to 40 pcs globally and an N1ZH60 which is I'm told, despite the name, based on an N1A but with 6TB HDD
Do you have more details wrt the N1ZH60?
(15-Feb-2016, 14:55)DKXnfnc Wrote: [ -> ] (13-Feb-2016, 17:35)PhilP Wrote: [ -> ]And now there is an N1Z Anniversary - 2TB SSD and various other enhancements and limited to 40 pcs globally and an N1ZH60 which is I'm told, despite the name, based on an N1A but with 6TB HDD
Do you have more details wrt the N1ZH60?
No, sorry. I had a good look around the Internet but couldn't find anything more. They are supposed to be demoing it at the Bristol show in a couple of weeks. I will ask my local dealer - he's pretty clued up
EDIT: I've now been told that the N1ZH60 (stupid name..) isn't based on an N1A but is like an N1Z with HDDs rather than SSDs...
I saw an advert in the Netherlands for:
N1ZH60 (6TB HDD) - €4,750
N1ZS10 (1TB SSD) - €8,500
N1ZS20 (2TB SSD) - €9,500
N1AH40 (4TB HDD) - €2,200
Thanks. Looks like the cheapest N1Z, even without the SSD, is still more than twice the price of the N1A
I wonder though what a N1ZH40 (with 4TB HDD) might have cost.
This is from a flyer at Swedish High end fair in Stockholm that I took today.
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