h o c h a u fg e lö s te u n d lic h t s t a r k e T o u c h -
M o n it o r , d e r e in e m o d e rn e u n d ü b e r -
s ic h t lic h e O b e r flä c h e p r e is g ib t. M a n
e r k e n n t s o f o r t : D a s is t n ic h t v o n d e r
S t a n g e , d a s is t w a s E ig e n e s , w a s s o n s t
k e in e r h a t . G a n z f la c h g e s a g t b e d e u te t
d a s : M a n b e k o m m t e in e M u s ik q u e l-
le , d ie C D s r ip p t , a r c h iv ie r t , e in p fle g t,
a u s t e c h n is c h e r ( u n d d a m it k la n g lic h e r
S i c h t ) m a x im a l g e w is s e n h a ft v e r a r b e i-
te t u n d e in M a x im u m a n d F id e lit ä t
b ie te t.
Schweizer Perfektion
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c k ig e n P r e is , d o c h w e n n m a n lä n g e r
d r a u fs c h a u t , m e r k t m a n , w a r u m d a s
so u n d is t u n d b e g r e ift , d a ss es s ic h
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g e r e c h tfe r tig te
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P r o d u k t d ie s e r A r t g e s e h e n , d a s m it
so v ie l L ie b e z u m D e t a i l a u fg e b a u t
w u r d e . D a s fä n g t m it d e r ä u ß e r e n E r -
s c h e in u n g ja g e n a u g e n o m m e n n u r a n ,
o b w o h l d ie s c h o n so b e e in d r u c k e n d is t ,
d a ss m a n s ic h h in k n ie n m ö c h t e . R a h -
m e n d a t e n : D ic k e s A l u , a u s d e m V o lle n
g e s c h ö p ft. P e r f e k t g e d re h t, g e s c h liffe n ,
p o lie r t u n d e lo x ie r t . A n k e in e r S t e l-
le e r w e c k t d a s „ B e a s t “ d e n E in d r u c k ,
e in C o m p u t e r m it e in g e b a u te m D A C
z u s e in . D ie s e r S e r v e r is t e in d e u tig e in
H i g h - E n d - H i F i - G e r ä t , d a s m a n h in -
s t e llt , e in fa c h b e d ie n t u n d g e n ie ß t . D ie
S c h w e iz e r w is s e n s c h o n , w a s sie d e r
e x k lu s iv e n Z ie lg r u p p e
s c h u ld ig s in d .
U n d ic h d u rfte m ic h n u n w e n ig s te n s
m a l f ü r e in p a a r W o c h e n a u c h so e x -
k lu s iv u n d w o h lh a b e n d f ü h le n , d a s h a t
j a a u c h w a s .
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h o c h u n d p r ä s e n t ie r t n a c h k u r z e r Z e i t
d e n S t a r t b ild s c h ir m m it e in e r C o v e r -
d a r s t e llu n g
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A lb e n . M i t so w a s k e n n t s ic h je d e r
a u s , d e r s c h o n e in m a l e in S m a r t p h o n e
o d e r iT u n e s b e d ie n t h a t . D i e in d a s
s e it lic h a n g e b ra c h te L a u f w e r k e in g e -
le g te n C D s w e r d e n o h n e e ig e n e s Z u -
t u n u m g e h e n d a u f d e n in t e r n e n S p e i-
c h e r g e r ip p t , d ie e in g e le s e n e n T r a c k s
e r s c h e in e n s o fo r t in d e r B ib lio t h e k ,
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T h e B e a s t n u t z t z u m R ip p e n u n d I m -
p o r t ie r e n d e r M u s i k m it G r a c e n o t e d ie
u m fa s s e n d s te u n d v o lls tä n d ig s te D a -
te n b a n k , d ie m a n h e u tz u ta g e n u t z e n
k a n n . D a d u r c h w ir d g a r a n t ie r t , im m e r
a u f b e s tm ö g lic h e A r c h iv ie r u n g s r o u t i-
n e n b a u e n z u k ö n n e n . S t a n d a r d m ä ß ig
w ir d h ie r n a t ü r lic h in s u n k o m p r im ie r t e
W a v e - F o r m a t g e r ip p t , d e r S e r v e r v e r -
s te h t a lle r d in g s a u c h so z ie m lic h je d e s
a n d e re D a t e if o r m a t , fa lls S ie b e re its
e in g e le s e n e A lb e n p e r N e t z w e r k fr e ig a -
b e a u f s e in e n in t e r n e n S p e ic h e r k o p ie -
re n m ö c h t e n . E ig e n t lic h m u s s m a n d a s
a b e r g a r n ic h t t u n , d e n n e x te rn e N A S -
F e s t p la t t e n
k ö n n e n
p r o b le m lo s
in s
M u s ik a r c h iv e in g e b u n d e n w e r d e n . D e r
S e r v e r s c a n n t d e re n In a h lt e u n d fü g t
a lle s z u e in e m g r o ß e n S a m m e la r c h iv
z u s a m m e n .
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m e r k t
m a n
s c h o n g a r n ic h t m e h r, w o h e r d ie M u s i k
k o m m t . D a r ü b e r s o ll m a n s ic h j a a u c h
k e in e n K o p f m a c h e n m ü s s e n , e b e n so
w e n ig w ie ü b e r d a s D a t e if o r m a t : T h e
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in k lu s iv e
Gehörtes:
- Albert King &
Stevie Ray Vaughan
In Session
(D S D 6 4 , 2 .8 2 2 M H z, 1 Bit)
- Trondheim Solistene
Souvenir Part II
(D S D 6 4 , 2 .8 2 2 M H z, 1 Bit)
- Al Di Meola
World Sinfonia
(F L A C , 4 4 .1 kH z, 1 6 B it)
- Hoff Ensemble
Quiet Winter Night
(F L A C , 1 9 2 kH z, 2 4 Bit)
- Digital Highend
352.8-kHz-Demo
(W A V , 3 5 2 .8 kH z, 2 4 B it)
- Bob Log III
My Shit Is Perfect
(F L A C , 1 9 2 kH z, 2 4 Bit)
- Youn Sun Nah
Lento
(F L A C , 9 6 kH z, 2 4 Bit)
D S D u n d D o u b l e - D S D s o w ie d ie m it
3 8 4 k H z a u fg e lö s te n D X D - D a t e i e n .
A ll e im A r c h iv e n t h a lt e n e n A lb e n w e r -
d e n ü b rig e n s w e it e r e n B e a s ts (o d e r d e n
a n d e re n
R e q u e s t - A u d io - P r o d u k t e n )
f ü r S t r e a m in g z u r V e r fü g u n g g e s te llt,
so d a ss m a n e in h ig h e n d ig e s M u l t ir o -
o m - S y s t e m e r h ä lt . A u c h s y n c h r o n is ie -
r e n s ic h v o m K u n d e n e rw o rb e n e S e r -
v e r, so d a ss im F e r ie n h a u s d ie g le ic h e
M u s ik s a m m lu n g g e h ö r t w e r d e n k a n n
w ie z u H a u s e .
Das Netzteil arbeitet
nach dem Regenerationsprinzip
und baut die Versorgungs-
spannung komplett neu auf.
Für das Digitalboard gibt's
temperaturstabiliserte
Extra-Spannungen
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