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England-based Abbingdon Music Research (AMR) has
established itself as a premier maker of audiophile electronics.
AMR's lead designer, Thorsten Loesch, has created one most thought
out and complete DACs on the market today. The DP-777 NOS
tube-based DAC has both a 32-Bit DAC and 16-Bit DACs for player
high-resolution and redbook music. It supports asynchronous
24/192 via USB. It Global Master Timer eliminates jitter. If
that was not enough, the DP-777 can act as a high-end preamplifier.
Unlike the other DACs on the market that control volume in the
digital domain, the DP-777 employs a precise 71-step resistor
matrix-based Analogue Volume Control. The DAC also has an
analog input so that you can run phono stage into the DAC without
the signal being digitized...say goodbye to your stand-alone preamp!
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Founded in 1998, April Music is committed to the
development of select products specifically designed for demanding
audio enthusiasts; the discriminating few whose primary passion is
music, not electronics. The Stello U3 converts USB data to
SPID so that 24/192 data rate music files can be inputted into any
DAC with a SPID input.
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AURALiC was founded to create user-friendly audio equipment that
combines modern audio technologies with sublime artwork.
AURALic's mission to capture and reproduce every tiny detail in
recordings with purity and emotions, AURALiC produces high-end
audiophile products both reliable and upgradable. The AURALic Vega
DAC is one of the first DACs on the market to support single and
double DSD music over USB.
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The Aurender is the hotest music server in the business. It recently received an Editor's Choice Award from Hi-Fi News and Audiophile Product of the Year from Computer Audiophile. The Aurender S10 is an easy-to-use networkable,
high resolution (24/192) music system that uses oscillators that are vastly more accurate than ordinary crystal oscillators used in most music servers and players. Clocks are important in guaranteeing jitter-free performance. Incorporating next generation technology with playback from Solid State Drives, easy-to-use iPad remote control application, up to 2 terabytes of memory, and other unique features, Aurender S10 Music Systems are the ideal music storage and playback solution for modern audiophiles.
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Bel Canto Design, manufacturer of fine audio
electronic components, traces its roots back to 1990. Bel Canto is
an industry leader of innovative audio systems focused on the
importance of the DAC control center. Of special note, the
DAC3.5VB delivers the highest dynamic range and lowest output noise
with a class leading 126dB dynamic range with our proprietary low
noise digital to analog convertor core. Including five 24/192
digital inputs, high speed ST fiber and a 24/192 ADC analog input.
The DAC2.5 has a USB, while the DAC3.5VB can be connected to a
computer via USB when used with the Bel Canto USB Link.
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Berkeley Audio Design, LLC was founded by three
alumni of Pacific Microsonics, Inc., developer of the HDCD process
and the Pacific Microsonics Model One and Model Two, widely
considered to be the highest quality professional ADC and DAC ever
produced. Berkeley Audio Design was formed with the goal of making
that level of fidelity available to music lovers and audiophiles
everywhere. The Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC is the first
achievement towards that goal. High resolution 88.2kHz to 192kHz,
non-DRM recordings are now available on optical disk and by download
from labels such as Reference Recordings' HRx and others that are
identical to the original 24-bit masters.
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One of the founders of Command Performance AV has extensive experience in computers and IT,
both at US Government National Laboratories and at his own software company. Recognizing a need for an affordable, silent, small form factor, PC music server/player, we developed our one line of PC-based music players. Our
models are optimized for different price points to match the quality
of the DAC we sell. Our servers cost between $1.800 and $3,500. We are confident that our
servers with with the right DAC will exceed the performance
of any $10,000 CD player.
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CommandPC Premier
* Bit-Perfect Audio up to 24/192
* Completely Silent: No Fans and only Solid State Hard Drives
* Highly Optimized Microsoft® Windows 7 OS
* Intel® Core i3 Processor
* Thermally Cooled Aluminum Chassis
* Choice of Popular Windows Media Players
* SOtM® Audiophile PCI to USB Audio Card
* SOtM® In-Line SATA Power Noise Filter
* Up to 3 CommandPC Foundation Linear Power Supplies: CPU,
Motherboard, and USB Card
* Optional Lynx AES16 sound card for bit-perfect 24/192 AES/EBU
output
* Optional DVD Drive
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CommandPC Mini
* Bit-Perfect Audio up to 24/192
* * Completely Silent: No Fans and only Solid State Hard Drives
* Highly Optimized Microsoft® Windows 7 OS
* Completely Silent: No Fans and only Solid State Hard Drives
* Intel® Atom Processor
* Aluminum Chassis Cooling
* SOtM® Audiophile PCI to USB Audio Card
* SOtM® In-Line SATA Power Noise Filter
* Optional CommandPC Linear Power Supply
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CommandPC Foundation™ Linear Power Supply
(LPS )
Command Performance is pleased to offer our own CommandPC Foundation
Linear Power Supplies (LPS). The clean, stable power produced
by
the LPS dramatically improves the audio performance of our servers,
producing a wider and deeper soundstage, better detail retrieval,
smoother highs, a sweeter midrange, and extra definition and weight
in the bass. The Foundation LPS comes in two performance
levels. Level I and
Level II both feature:
* 6 Amps of power at 12 V DC
* EMI filtering
* 66,000 μF of capacitance
* Point-to-point wiring
* Large Hammond transformers
* Extensive anti-vibration treatment
*High-end hook-up wire and cabling
The Level II Foundation LPS uses premium parts, such as: Mundorf
capacitors, Vishay rectifiers, cryogenically treated fuse holders
and Furutech fuses
Level 1 Foundation LPS is: $995 and the Level is $1,749. Also, we
welcome requestions for custom designs.
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All Hegel products are designed, manufactured, and
tested in-house by Hegel in Norway, based on technology not commonly
found in music systems. The Hegel SoundEngine™ audio modules are
protected by a patent. The design platform is deeply rooted in
advanced scientific research, utilizing the latest research results
within professional broadcast, telecommunication, semiconductor and
high frequency technologies. Hegel's USB DACs are extremely musical
and compete with DAC twice their price.
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Rega is one of the most recognized and well
reviewed audio companies. Rega has never been a company to hop
on the bandwagon when to be a "me too" company. So, when Rega
announced their first-ever DAC with USB input, the industry took
notice. This $1,000 DAC is getting reviews comparing it to
DACs that cost two to three times its price, and rightly so.
You must hear this DAC.
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Command Performance sells cables specially designed
for computer audio from the top cable companies, like Furutech,
Straightwire, Synergistic Research, and Wireworld. We sell
copper and silver USB cables ranging in price from $50-$600 for 1
meter. We also sell custom-made cables such as HD26 to AES/EBU
for 24/192 output of high-end audio cards.
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