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*z Mark Levrnson IN'519 This unusually comprehensive network player/preamplifier illustrates the benefits of a modular design approach - and proves both highly flexible and a pleasure to use Review: Andrew Everard Lab: Paul Miller he start of every review for HFN is a commissioning email from editor PM, and in this case it contained the immortal line At €21k, what kind of competition is the N"519 up against?'. That's the kind of simplesounding question likely to give anyone serious pause for thought.
smoothly when using the now-superseded Linn Kinsky app as the interface between library and player: it worked fine with both MinimServer and the N"5 19. TAILORING TO SI'IT it plays network music, at up to 192kHzl32-bit as well as handling DSD2.8 So, and 5.6MHz in native form, and also has two optical digital inputs plus two coaxial and one AES/EBU, along with an asynchronous USB Type B for computer connection a bit on the small side, even the fumblefingered should find them easy to use.
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