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Jeg har i flere tråder her spurt litt om folk har opplysninger om dette produktet som visstnok skal være et helt spesiallaget produkt som er en mellomting mellom en PC og en high-end kildekomponent. Jeg har nå vært i kontakt med Matan Arazi himself og fått følgende opplysninger om dette produktet som visstnok skal vises i Munchen.
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Regarding the music server: Actually, the raison dêtre behind embarking on the server project was to create a player/crossover for the Ultimates that I've ordered from Magico, and I hired a team to develop a very good sounding audio playback and DSP engine. Per Magico's request in 2007, we demonstrated the 1st generation server that drove the V3s they showed at the 2008 CES to great acclaim (and a "Golden Jimmy" award for best sound in show). The 2nd generation server, a Unix-based one that pioneered the current topology, drove the M5s at the 2009 CES and also won many awards. This past CES in January 2010 was the third time Magico used the server, this time to drive the Q5s. The current server is the third generation of the technology and is improved in every respect while still maintaining the open architecture that enables it to become a crossover if needed.
Self contained, 2 chassis music server
Does not need connection to network or computer
Complete re-thinking of everything we know about digital music playback
Compromise is against our philosophy
Future proof: supports CD quality 44.1k/16bit through 192k/24bit and floating point files, can be upgraded with USB key or over Internet
Instead of trying to harmonize one clock across the entire system, system is split into two discrete enclosures: a computer chassis and a highly optimized audio playback chassis
Mechanical design was done in close cooperating with an aerospace company that builds "black boxes" for rockets and missiles, assuring stability and performance at extreme loads, forces and temperatures
Each section is optimized for the task it needs to do
Dual chassis: separate server (storage, processing, network, remote interface) and audio playback (digital audio interface) enclosures
Both chassis are clamshell design, milled out of a solid block of aircraft aluminum; final weight is approx 25kg per chassis
The chassis are optimized for electromagnetic, mechanical, acoustic and thermal stability and isolation
The internal structure was inspired by the design of the Pacific Microsonics Model 2, with internal copper sub-enclosures for the critical components, as well as massive use of vibration isolators
Both chassis are completely silent and damped for minimal resonance even when loud volumes are played in their vicinity
Completely passive heat conduction, no fans or heat pumps
Super low-power, low-noise components to minimize heat and increase stability
Two external power supplies, one each for the server and player
Fiber optic interlink between the two chassis ensures complete galvanic isolation storage/processing components and audio playback components, and means that server enclosure (w/storage) can be placed outside of listening room (max fiber cable length is 2km)
Optional battery power for audio playback chassis
iPod/iPad/iPhone, dedicated remote, and/or PC-based touch-screen control
Support for multiple file formats, which can be imported via network or USB
640GB base storage, can be expanded to 1.5TB (and more if needed)
Optional rubidium clock module in separate matching chassis
The "secret sauce" is the special software that corrects timing skew to ensure perfect data transmission to the DAC. We spent over five years developing this software, and have a few patents pending. Our algorithms significantly reduce both frequency-domain jitter (responsible for the digital zing) and phase-domain jitter (which causes smearing of the sound stage and imaging) while maintaining bit-perfectness.
Overall, the server has been optimized to do the least amount of harm to the precious digital audio data while making it easiest for the DAC to accept this data without applying any jitter correction inside the DAC, and without radiating any electrical noise into the DAC. For example, the cables we use (internally and externally) have a common-mode noise rejection ratio of -92db at 1.2GHz."
Dette er altså en 4 eller 5 boks kabinetts løsning med clean box, PSU, dirty box, PSU og eventuellt klokke.
Jeg tror nok dette blir min kilde i Rockport Arrakis / Goldmund Telos 5000 systemet.
Clean Box:
Mvh
Roysen
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Regarding the music server: Actually, the raison dêtre behind embarking on the server project was to create a player/crossover for the Ultimates that I've ordered from Magico, and I hired a team to develop a very good sounding audio playback and DSP engine. Per Magico's request in 2007, we demonstrated the 1st generation server that drove the V3s they showed at the 2008 CES to great acclaim (and a "Golden Jimmy" award for best sound in show). The 2nd generation server, a Unix-based one that pioneered the current topology, drove the M5s at the 2009 CES and also won many awards. This past CES in January 2010 was the third time Magico used the server, this time to drive the Q5s. The current server is the third generation of the technology and is improved in every respect while still maintaining the open architecture that enables it to become a crossover if needed.
Self contained, 2 chassis music server
Does not need connection to network or computer
Complete re-thinking of everything we know about digital music playback
Compromise is against our philosophy
Future proof: supports CD quality 44.1k/16bit through 192k/24bit and floating point files, can be upgraded with USB key or over Internet
Instead of trying to harmonize one clock across the entire system, system is split into two discrete enclosures: a computer chassis and a highly optimized audio playback chassis
Mechanical design was done in close cooperating with an aerospace company that builds "black boxes" for rockets and missiles, assuring stability and performance at extreme loads, forces and temperatures
Each section is optimized for the task it needs to do
Dual chassis: separate server (storage, processing, network, remote interface) and audio playback (digital audio interface) enclosures
Both chassis are clamshell design, milled out of a solid block of aircraft aluminum; final weight is approx 25kg per chassis
The chassis are optimized for electromagnetic, mechanical, acoustic and thermal stability and isolation
The internal structure was inspired by the design of the Pacific Microsonics Model 2, with internal copper sub-enclosures for the critical components, as well as massive use of vibration isolators
Both chassis are completely silent and damped for minimal resonance even when loud volumes are played in their vicinity
Completely passive heat conduction, no fans or heat pumps
Super low-power, low-noise components to minimize heat and increase stability
Two external power supplies, one each for the server and player
Fiber optic interlink between the two chassis ensures complete galvanic isolation storage/processing components and audio playback components, and means that server enclosure (w/storage) can be placed outside of listening room (max fiber cable length is 2km)
Optional battery power for audio playback chassis
iPod/iPad/iPhone, dedicated remote, and/or PC-based touch-screen control
Support for multiple file formats, which can be imported via network or USB
640GB base storage, can be expanded to 1.5TB (and more if needed)
Optional rubidium clock module in separate matching chassis
The "secret sauce" is the special software that corrects timing skew to ensure perfect data transmission to the DAC. We spent over five years developing this software, and have a few patents pending. Our algorithms significantly reduce both frequency-domain jitter (responsible for the digital zing) and phase-domain jitter (which causes smearing of the sound stage and imaging) while maintaining bit-perfectness.
Overall, the server has been optimized to do the least amount of harm to the precious digital audio data while making it easiest for the DAC to accept this data without applying any jitter correction inside the DAC, and without radiating any electrical noise into the DAC. For example, the cables we use (internally and externally) have a common-mode noise rejection ratio of -92db at 1.2GHz."
Dette er altså en 4 eller 5 boks kabinetts løsning med clean box, PSU, dirty box, PSU og eventuellt klokke.
Jeg tror nok dette blir min kilde i Rockport Arrakis / Goldmund Telos 5000 systemet.
Clean Box:
Mvh
Roysen
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