Sound reproduction in digital format became popular with the advent of the CD in the 1980s. Today most music is played in digital format, from CDs, SACDs, mobile phones, computers, etc. The development of digital sound players, especially digital-to-analogue converters (DACs) has been spectacular in recent years.
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Cocktail Audio X50. Streamer.
Cocktail Audio X40. Streamer.
With the specific design of the DS range, DSS will allow you to play music stored on your local network with any Apple or Android application that supports DLNA or UPnP.
DSS supports all PCM formats up to 32-bit / 384 kHz and DSD64 (DoP).
The DSS chassis is made of solid steel and aluminum for the front panel, available in black and silver finishes
A streaming and network player, the DSS 2 now has Wi-Fi inside and handles DSD up to 256.
MÉTRONOME LE PLAYER 3
Le Player 3 CD player
Le Player 3 is the high-end CD player audiophiles have been waiting for, with its classic design and high-flying sound reproduction.
With no built-in D/A converter, Le Player 3 reads your CDs and can boost the sampling rate up to DSD 128, for listening pleasure at its best.
COCKTAIL Audio X45PRO. Network Audio Player
AIRPLAY, SPOTIFY CONNECT, TIDAL, QOBUZ, DLNA FROM PC OR NAS
COMPATIBLE DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DXD, PCM 32Bit/384kHz
INTERNET RADIO
OPTIONAL DOUBLE INTERNAL HARD DRIVE UP TO 8 TB
OPTIONAL WI-FI RECEIVER AND FRONT USB PORT
CONTROL FROM IPOD
Métronome Le DAC DSD 512D/A Converter. The brand's input level converter.
The Métronome DAC 2 is the brand's entry-level converter. With its classic metronome design, it is aimed at purists who are looking for "high-end" sound reproduction at a price that is reasonable for this level of product. The DAC allows playback of PCM files up to 384 kHz and DSD up to 512 (DSD x8).
MÉTRONOME Le Player 4
The Player 4 is the high-end top-loading CD transport that audiophiles have been waiting for, with its classic design and high-end sound reproduction.
MÉTRONOME Le Player 4+
The Player 4+ is the affordable premium CD player and DAC for all audiophiles, characterised by fabulous sound reproduction.
Like all DAC + CD hybrids, AQWO perpetuates Métronome's analog quality, both for playback and for the digital-to-analog conversion function, including various digital inputs and outputs that allow it to be used with many sources.
Its large six-and-a-half-inch 21/9 screen makes it easy to follow current reading from a distance.
METRONOME C | AQWO. The most successful high-end digital-to-analog converter of the Métronome brand becomes in 2019. And, of course, it maintains the famous transistor-to-tube output switch!
METRONOME T | AQWO
The new AQWO range has been designed more massive and robust than older generations of Métronome devices.
Silver or black aluminum finishes.
The emergence of the digital audio format has completely revolutionised the music industry and also the music landscape. Digital audio playback became popular with the advent of the CD in the 1980s and later with the advent of digital streaming music platforms such as Spotify, Tidal and others.
Digital music files can be transferred very easily between electronic devices. This allows users to enjoy their favourite music tracks easily and conveniently wherever they want. This sound is stored, processed and played back on the various digital media.
The most common and widely used digital audio formats are:
WAV (Waveform Audio Format): The WAV audio format is the digital waveform audio format developed by IBM and Microsoft. It was created for Windows 95 applications which made it the standard audio format. Audio files in this format end with the extension .wav.
AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format): A format developed by Apple Computer for the purpose of storing high quality audio files. The extension for this file type is .aiff.
WMA (Windows Media Audio): Compressed format developed by Microsoft. Similar to MP3. Audio files in this format use the .wma extension and can only be played from Windows.
MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3): Currently the most widely used compressed format. It was developed by a group of engineers in a digital sound research programme. The extension for this file type is .mp3.
The main advantages of the digital audio format over the analogue audio format are:
Lower cost compared to an analogue system.
Any part of the recording session can be accessed immediately without any problem.
It is portable.
Data can be cloned and sent for further mastering and recording.
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