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Hello,

I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post my question.

I have recently purchased great new electronics and have new (Maggie 20.7) speakers on order. I have also found new music (thanks to Audiogon) so I have the music as well as the equipment.

I would like to purchase some sort of music server now so that when the new speakers come I could listen to my collection of CD's and the occeasional download.

My dealer (beloved and used for over 20 years) suggests that I should wait on purchasing any kind of music server since the technology is changing so rapidly.

But I'm getting older now and not later - and if I keep waiting for years I could likely keep waiting for more years.

So can anyone recommend a music server system that-

1: Give great fidelity to my current CD's?
2: Be easy to remote control from my sofa?
3: Allow the possibility for high fidelity downloads if I ever more in that direction?
4: Offer backups and flexibility so that if it ever crashes I wouldn't have to start over.

I have read the articles in TAS but unfortunately they confuse me more than they enlighten me.
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david12
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I wish I could agree with Mofimadness about the Olive. I recently had an extended audition at my local dealers in a good system, Krell electronics and Kef Blade speakers. like you, I am computer phobic and wanted the Olive to be the solution for me. Unfortunately even the Olive 6 seemed flat and unenvolving, lacked soundstage depth and dynamics. It was not a patch on the Naim NDX and unitiserve next door and that was about equivelant to my midpriced Leema Antill CD player.

I concluded that I am just going to have to bite the bullet and go for a Mac laptop or mini, with a decent DAC and an IPad. I heard such a system in the home of a nearby enthusiast, who showed me how it all works. It was all crystal clear to me(not)
david12
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Mofimadness Each to their own, the system was a good one and 2 or 3 others in the room were also unimpressed with the sound. As you say, it would be much better to listen in my own system, but from what I heard, I did'nt think it worth my while.

I have read a couple of reviews, one in the very reliable HiFiWorld, a UK magazine. It praised the ease of use, but was not enthusiastic about the sound. I don't know, but I suspect it is the DAC in the unit. You could add an external DAC, but of course, it defeats the object of a one box solution
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