This isn't the future, but one of the happening developments. One of more then popular themes in serious audio is minimalist approach, with shortest possible signal path, etc. Many attached to this idea. Such versatile devices as Olive don't fit there by definition.
This kind of media server have a good chance, but we're enthusiast niche, aren't we - I'd vote for much more powerful remote server + network client as the way to go. This keeps your audio system clean from "the outside world".
This kind of media server have a good chance, but we're enthusiast niche, aren't we - I'd vote for much more powerful remote server + network client as the way to go. This keeps your audio system clean from "the outside world".