Audeeva Con Brio music server

KeithR

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I was perusing the CES coverage and noticed a 6-figure music server.

Does anyone know how a music server can cost so much and what performance enhancements it can bring for this kind of price?

Note- no DAC is included in the price.

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If that was the one Alon had in his room which I heard at Computer Audio Show 2 years ago it is not commercially available although Alon said one could be built for consumers but will cost $60-80K

If that was the one it was a three box system
 
Thanks for the link Jeff.

I will be totally frank that I don't get it or understand the point. The 8mb software/algorithm can't be worth the price (doesn't Sooloos, a premium product, do it for less than 10k?) and I can't imagine ICBM aluminum sounds much different to normal folks. Spending 800 hours on a case doesn't seem where I would like my money spent in a product.

but as always, YMMV.
 
Thanks for the link Jeff.

I will be totally frank that I don't get it or understand the point. The 8mb software/algorithm can't be worth the price (doesn't Sooloos, a premium product, do it for less than 10k?) and I can't imagine ICBM aluminum sounds much different to normal folks. Spending 800 hours on a case doesn't seem where I would like my money spent in a product.

but as always, YMMV.

The key question remains : Does it sound better than Garry's "Music Server"? The one, anyone with a modicum of computer skill and some patience can build for less than $500 .. or even less if one uses the last iteration Toshiba's laptop... These unfortunately are not built with ICBM aluminum and would not take 800 hours to configure ... And it will "just" use foobar (regrettably free) and an iPad (too bad it is less than $1000 for the top of the line) to control and enjoy anybody's music collection ...:confused:
 
Thanks for the link Jeff.

I will be totally frank that I don't get it or understand the point. The 8mb software/algorithm can't be worth the price (doesn't Sooloos, a premium product, do it for less than 10k?) and I can't imagine ICBM aluminum sounds much different to normal folks. Spending 800 hours on a case doesn't seem where I would like my money spent in a product.

but as always, YMMV.

In this case, it's not a product -- not really for sale -- so I don't think there is any imperative to explain or justify anything. Could someone convince them to build one for them? Maybe, but my guess is no. This was simply for a manufacturer to use for testing and showcasing their retail products. People saw it and began discussing it and the man behind it. Hence the interview (and not a product review).
 
Thanks for the link Jeff.

I will be totally frank that I don't get it or understand the point. The 8mb software/algorithm can't be worth the price (doesn't Sooloos, a premium product, do it for less than 10k?) and I can't imagine ICBM aluminum sounds much different to normal folks. Spending 800 hours on a case doesn't seem where I would like my money spent in a product.

but as always, YMMV.

I guess the point with this is it's an experiment to see what happens if you build a computer audio platform without the constraints of price (or for that matter, sales-worthiness). Writing code is very cheap if the code ends up being bought by a million, but costs a fortune if it's just a personal project.

Does the aluminium casing matter? Will it improve the sound? Who knows? And that's the point. Right now, possibly the only person who knows for certain is the guy who made this server and anyone he made one for (if they bothered to compare and contrast). Only they can say for sure whether it helps, and whether it helps enough to justify production engineering a product. If it does make a difference and someone can manage to make one for $1,000 instead of $100,000, isn't that ultimately a good thing?
 

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