SOtM sMS-1000 Music Server
Those clever folk at SOtM have announced a new music server, and for the first time ever I think this is one we can sell with a clear conscience.
I have never been comfortable selling music servers in the past, we tried it with a few brands with products ranging from $2000 through to $5500, and I never felt they were worth the money when compared to a computer system and in particular a Mac.
The new SOtM sMS-1000 which is due to land in our store this week, could change my mind because on paper it offers and awful lot of bang for buck, including SOtM's high-end digital outputs, massive storage and well developed open source software which offers compatibility with everything...well almost!
The reason we are even considering a server is that not everyone wants to use a Mac or PC for their music playback, and up until now I have felt that other products available to us were either way too expensive, had limited compatibility with other devices or both.
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Check out the list of features:
- Bit perfect playback
- Automatic ripping and tagging of your CDs with cover art finder in flac format
- Compatible with aiff, wav, flac, alac, mp3 and other popular formats without DRM
- Control of music playback with a free Android APP and free iTouch/iPhone/iPad APP
- Control of music playback with Web Enabled Interface from any computer on the home network
- Includes 2TB hard drive
- Shares and stores your music collection for use on the home network
- Compatible with iTunes
- Automatically makes alac and mp3 mirrors from the flac rips for use with other player
- Control your existing Logitech and Sonos devices
- Automatic ripping of your DVDs to MKV format
The feature list is extensive as is it's compatibility, add in fact it comes in three flavours:
- With USB Output
- With AES/EBU and S/PDIF output
- With in-built DAC
USB Model
- 1: Power Input
- 2: Power On/Off Switch
- 3: Earth Terminal
- 4: USB Port Power Switch
- 5: Audio Grade USB Port 1
- 6: Audio Grade USB Port 2
- 7: Main Board USB Port
- 8: LAN Port
- NC: Not Connected
Digital Out Model
- 1: AES/EBU Output
- 2: Optical Output
- 3: Coaxial Output
Analogue Output Model
- 1-2: Balanced XLR outputs
- 3-4: Unbalanced RCA Outputs
Using SOtM's highly respected USB card or digital outputs card, you can be sure of getting a high quality, low jitter signal to feed into your DAC. If you do not have a DAC, the inbuilt SOtM DAC is exceptional (Based on the dAC-200 HD) and a worthy option.
Pricing is set to be $2750 to around $3299 depending on the model chosen, and we will confirm availability after we spend some time with our sample unit over the next few weeks.
Reviews (1)
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The SOtM sMS-1000 Music Server is designed for the audiophile who demands the very best sound quality, build quality and functionality, without needing a computer.
$2,750.00
Incl. 10 % TAX
and FREE SHIPPING
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Reviews (1)
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The SOtM sMS-1000 Music Server is designed for the audiophile who demands the very best sound quality, build quality and functionality, without needing a computer.
$2,999.00
Incl. 10 % TAX
and FREE SHIPPING
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Reviews (1)
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The SOtM sMS-1000 Music Server is designed for the audiophile who demands the very best sound quality, build quality and functionality, without needing a computer.
$3,299.00
Incl. 10 % TAX
and FREE SHIPPING
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The first review of this fantastic new server has arrived at Computer Audiophile.
