(28-Jun-2015, 11:10)Confused Wrote: I actually thought the most interesting Melco related stuff in the August HFN was not the review, but Paul Millar's "adventures with USB"article. No, I'm not brave enough to post a pfd scan, I'm too pretty to go to prison for breach of copyright (plus someone needs to buy the mag or they will go bust). However, I think I'm safe posting an extract from the D800 related conclusion, which states:
"Bliss - the Devialets sounded better than ever - miniscule details revealed from vanishing quiet backgrounds while the music's macro dynamics enjoyed a seemingly thunderous determination. Melco/Devialet it's as elegant and musically potent as hi-res audio gets."
I wonder how gushing he would get armed with an N1Z ??
Interesting - maybe I should look at the mags more often. Though I trust Everard's opinions more than I trust Miller's.
From my perspective the issues with the N1Z are: 1) it only has 1Tb storage which isn't a lot (and I would have thought that adding external storage would compromise the sound otherwise why would Melco have included internal SSD - they don't cache to it before replay do they?); 2) it seems very over-priced; and 3) I want to run iOS CP software to stream Qobuz/Tidal as well as from the storage device and I can't find any info to confirm that this is possible with the Melcos.
EDIT: I should add that I didn't find the Aurender N100 'grainy' in my system so maybe that's a better solution for me than Melco.
IMac macOS 10.15.3 (no link to Devialet ) / MacBook Pro Retina OS X 10.14.4 / Linn LP12 / Devialet 200 / Wilson Benesch Discovery.
Qobuz Desktop Latest Version / Audirvana 3.2.18 / Audirvana Remote / iTunes 12.9 / AIR 3.0.4 / Wi-Fi / FW 8.1.0 / SAM 50%
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