damocles Posted July 18, 2010 Posted July 18, 2010 http://www.opera-consonance.com/products/digital/D-linear7.htm D-Linear 7 High Definition digital music interface Key Functions: 1. Digital stream master network audio interface (24Bit/192KHz) 2. Digital stream Hard Disk recorder (24Bit/96KHz) 3. WI-FI/LAN Internet radio 4. Upgrade operating system from USB The Linear 7 High Definition digital music interface contains audio coding and decoding software that can process 24Bit/192KHz high bit rate digital master tape audio streams at very high speeds and supports the decoding output of all types of digital audio formats, such as (WAV//WMA/ APE/FLAC/ALAC/ACC ). In the future Looks interesting Attached files
damocles Posted July 18, 2010 Author Posted July 18, 2010 Big brother? http://www.opera-consonance.com/products/digital/D-linear8.htm Attached files
whale Posted July 18, 2010 Posted July 18, 2010 Not quite sure on the styling of the two machines.. The screen on the first looks kind of tacky
nixon76 Posted July 18, 2010 Posted July 18, 2010 whale;127871 wrote: The screen on the first looks kind of tacky It's probably Linux based. (troll alert)
Electra Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 The screen on the first unit looks superimposed onto the photo. Badly... Troll answer.. Maybe the person who stuck the screen image on had to use Photoshop on a mac......
Electra Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Actually reading the specs on the DAC... Wireless USB? I suspect thats going to have many issues for high quality sound reproduction. Specially on the 2.4Ghz band. Anyone want to kill their Wlan? Or their cordless phone? I use 5.8ghz in my house, avoids so many problems, and as long as you have a good high gain antenna on your access point ( I use a Ubiquity bullet with a 9dB omni up in the rafters in the hallway ) you will have absolutely no issue with signal strength )
Ernie1553552694 Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 too_tall;127884 wrote: The screen on the first unit looks superimposed onto the photo. Badly... Troll answer.. Maybe the person who stuck the screen image on had to use Photoshop on a mac...... I don't know if a crap Photoshop operator would have done a better job on a Windows workstation.
nixon76 Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Four words: Bring out the GIMP Yes Wireless USB sounds just dodge to me. As does Wireless HDMI etc etc. But that's not very enlightening - I think all wireless is dodgy.
Ernie1553552694 Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 nixon76;127891 wrote: I think all wireless is dodgy. LOL!
Electra Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Ernie - notice it was a troll reply. Although having lots of mouse buttons of course helps. Mine is a nice high res geeky gaming mouse, and in photoshop its absolutely fantastic. And Nixon. GIMP? That is possibly the worst UI ever in any graphics package. Ever. Period. sure, it does lots. And its free. But I would be rather unhappy to pay for it! At least we agree on wireless technologies and audio
Ernie1553552694 Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Oh damn, I'll be spitting out fish hooks all night tonight.
nixon76 Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 too_tall;127897 wrote: And Nixon. GIMP? That is possibly the worst UI ever in any graphics package. Ever. Period. Clearly you are an well-balanced linux user. It's the zealots who seem to enjoy the perversion of the GIMP UI.... But for the true inner circle, nothing short of a CLI will do - even for graphical work too_tall;127897 wrote: At least we agree on wireless technologies and audio
Citroen Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 What's wrong with your guys!? The screen on the first is admittedly not "elegant", but I can see how it could actually be SEEN from the listening seat.
ilikecrumpets Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Newbie;127907 wrote: What's wrong with your guys!? The screen on the first is admittedly not "elegant", but I can see how it could actually be SEEN from the listening seat. Good point. In fact it's my main criticism of the (lovely) Olive 4HD, damn screen is too small and just can't be read unless you're right on top of it. Unless you have an iPhone that is...
nixon76 Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Newbie;127907 wrote: What's wrong with your guys!? The screen on the first is admittedly not "elegant", but I can see how it could actually be SEEN from the listening seat. Computery type stuff is about convenience - no changing CDs etc etc, accessing your whole library etc. Getting up each song/album to poke at a big glowing touch screen? So last year You want a remote (app or hardware) that handles the control (and shows you whats playing) - or at least something discrete on the unit. Let the box just handle the 1s and 0s. Heard, not seen etc. I wonder on the PS Audio PWD how many people will actually use their (small by comparison here) on-board touch screen for control (esp for the up/down buttons for volume when used as a pre :rolleyes:). I'd say a very small percentage - maybe near field headphone adepts only.
Shane Hanify Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Gidday folks, personally I have a bigger issue with the fact that it looks like a lunchbox. And somebody please come up with a more elegant solution for front USB ports. Every single one I've ever seen looks like an afterthought. Seriously. Cheers, Shane.
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