First came the excellent 25i – CLONES Audio's commercial take on the Gaincard circuit – then a pair of 55pm monoblocks for those who wanted more control and transparency. After that, two DACs: Asher replaced Sheva. Then the POWER STATION – a linear PSU for the Mac Mini.
Evident from the company's product release pattern, designer 'Funjoe' is working backwards up the signal path, from loudspeaker output to digital source.
This week CLONES Audio announce the HOST music server for which the press release does quoth thusly:
"The HOST is the first digital music server of CLONES audio. Equipped with a high performance USB digital audio output, Ethernet port, solid-state drive for music storage, full linear power supply with the super low noise regulator modules."
One key point to tease out a little further is the HOST's linear – not switching – power supply. One Power Station board fuels the mainboard, the other the SSD drive and SHAAR USB 3.0 output.
SHAAR? That's Funjoe's take on "an audiophile grade PCIe to USB audio gateway". It sports "ultra low noise regulators for digital chips, power input noise filters, an extreme low noise master clock module with a precision 1ppm TCXO."
On the software side, HOST runs a customised Linux operating system complete with Roon Core (server); BYO Roon license. A Daphile option is offered for those who don't Roon.
Pricing on the HOST starts at €1377 (~US$1500 at press time). That's right into souped-up Mac Mini territory. However, the final invoice amount is dependent on one's choice of SSD size: 256Gb, 500Gb, 1TB or 2TB.
Insufficient for your needs? The inclusion of four non-audio USB ports suggests that user-supplied external hard drives can augment the HOST's storage capacity.
Specifications 'n stuff:
• Measurements: 322mm (W) X 260mm (D) X 90mm (H)
• Weight: 7kg
• Digital Output: 2 x USB
• Gigabit Ethernet, 4 x USB
• 2 year warranty
One final thought: if every manufacturer insists on an all caps naming convention then ultimately no-one stands out.
Further information: CLONES Audio
Related
Clones AudioHOSTmedia server
Want more stuff like this?
Get the best DAR stories straight into your inbox!
John lives in Sydney, Australia where he derives an income from the ad revenues of DAR. John is also an occasional staff writer for Stereophile, 6moons and TONEAudio.
Twitter: dar__ko
Instagram: dar__ko
Facebook: DAR
Lihat Sumbernya → THE HOST � a more affordable media server from CLONES Audio
Download MP3 Terbaru → Fantasia Barrino Mp3 Download
Blog Archive
-
▼
2016
(121)
-
▼
July
(24)
- Bluehost Web Hosting
- 12 Open Source/Commercial Control Panels For Virtu...
- Multiplay to host Titanfall 2
- Joes Datacenter $20/month Dual L5420 w/ 8GB RAM...
- How to export e-mails from DBMail mailserver to Ma...
- ServerMania Introduces A Generous New Affiliate Pr...
- VPS Hosting Guide: How to Choose the Right Operati...
- Server hosting Cerber ransomware shut down
- Everleap Launches Managed SQL Server 2016 Hosting ...
- Future Hosting Announces Biggest Ever Loyalty Upgr...
- LoveServers KVM & OpenVZ SSD VPS Starting @ $25/...
- THE HOST a more affordable media server from CLO...
- Building an ASP.NET Core web app for a Linux VPS: ...
- DediStation DDoS Protected OpenVZ VPS Starting @...
- Its All About Choices: Incredible PBX ISO Now Ava...
- How to host multiple websites on Apache2
- Shout Out: Hansol Kang, host and server at Pho An ...
- How-to Restore vCenter Server VM with Veeam Instan...
- Building an ASP.NET Core web app for a Linux VPS: ...
- Dedicated hosting vs VPS hosting
- The five best and worst VPs in recent history: Column
- VirMach SSD OpenVZ & KVM in 8 locations starting...
- Virmach SSD OpenVZ & KVM in 8 locations starting...
- 6 Best Dedicated Server Hosting Providers of 2016
-
▼
July
(24)
Total Pageviews
Search This Blog
Popular Posts
-
Cerita liburan, cerita liburan ke bali, cerita liburan ngentot, cerita liburan sekolah, cerita liburan ke pantai, cerita liburan bibi mama, ...
-
Kisah nabi musa as lengkap, kisah nabi musa as, kisah nabi musa membelah, kisah nabi musa as lengkap, kisah nabi musa full film, film kisah ...
-
Dp bbm, dp bbm terbaru, dp bbm lucu, dp bbm semangat kerja, dp bbm bergerak, dp bbm bergerak taekwondo, dp bbm lucu terbaru, dp bbm terbaru ...