CI Audio on the way to Australia
11/07/08 11:19 Filed in: Audio
Channel Islands Audio (CI AUDIO) is
a small US based audio manufacturer “dedicated to
bringing the sound of live music into your home”. CI
Audio products were developed for Audiophile
enthusiasts demanding musicality, simplicity, quality
craftsmanship and reliability.
The company uses Innovative design and constant advancements in semiconductor technology to achieve performance levels previously unobtainable at what can only be considered a ‘reasonable cost’.
Vistra Australia will be relasing a small range of their products here in Australia, including their superb amplifiers, passive preamp controller, USB DAC and most interestingly, the dedicated power supply for the Squeezebox. Of course, these amps are the perfect partner for a Squeezebox base dosund system too!
The company uses Innovative design and constant advancements in semiconductor technology to achieve performance levels previously unobtainable at what can only be considered a ‘reasonable cost’.
Vistra Australia will be relasing a small range of their products here in Australia, including their superb amplifiers, passive preamp controller, USB DAC and most interestingly, the dedicated power supply for the Squeezebox. Of course, these amps are the perfect partner for a Squeezebox base dosund system too!
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Another overpriced Music Server
16/04/08 08:12 Filed in: Audio
I will say it up front, I am not a fan of dedicated
music servers, with a few exceptions such as the
QSonix model. Now, the news
here is that NuVo Technologies have released a
new model, the NV-M3 pictured below.
The NuVo Technologies NV-M3 has a full half-terabyte of space and an even more astounding price tag, more on that in a minute. On the unit itself, you'll find a polycarbonate, capacitive touch front panel interface with a tiny OLED display and a bunch of ports on the back. Now, the price.... US$2,999!
When it lands here in Australia, this will translate to a whopping $4999. Sure it is cheaper than an Imerge Music Server, just, but who cares? For $5000 you can buy an Apple Mac Pro, load it up with 2TB of storage and either connect it to your LCD/Plasma screen, or buy a nice Apple display and still have change. The benefit?
An infinitely better music server and cataloguing system, far more flexibility, and a continually upgraded operating system and user interface, something which every single dedicated music server rarely ever gets.
The NuVo Technologies NV-M3 has a full half-terabyte of space and an even more astounding price tag, more on that in a minute. On the unit itself, you'll find a polycarbonate, capacitive touch front panel interface with a tiny OLED display and a bunch of ports on the back. Now, the price.... US$2,999!
When it lands here in Australia, this will translate to a whopping $4999. Sure it is cheaper than an Imerge Music Server, just, but who cares? For $5000 you can buy an Apple Mac Pro, load it up with 2TB of storage and either connect it to your LCD/Plasma screen, or buy a nice Apple display and still have change. The benefit?
An infinitely better music server and cataloguing system, far more flexibility, and a continually upgraded operating system and user interface, something which every single dedicated music server rarely ever gets.
Murano Audio out of business
09/04/08 23:43 Filed in: Audio