http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/ Engadget Comments for PS Audio debuting world's first HRx disc player at CES http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/Dec 30th 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/Dec 30th 2008 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/Dec 30th 2008 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/Dec 31st 2008 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/Dec 31st 2008 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/Dec 31st 2008 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/ps-audio-debuting-worlds-first-hrx-disc-player-at-ces/
Still, there will be many who have taken the time to audition the difference between what they have and what is possible. Even on a mediocre audio setup, this transport DAC combo is pretty stunning. I have taken it to many parts of the world to show it off to people on some pretty bad systems and it doesn't take long for people to figure out this is indeed something special.

But it's certainly not for everyone. We'll post more info on the PS website www.psaudio.com within a week or so. Right now we're scrambling to get to CES in Vegas :)

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You can absolutely play HRx discs on a computer, however, getting them out of the computer is not easy and this device makes it brainless. But let's be honest, there are only about 10 discs (at present) so taken on its own, this isn't that big a deal. What is big are three things: the elimination of the computer, reading WAV files (or any file format) on a DVD or CD, and the DAC itself.

For some, having a computer as our music source is just fine; for many it isn't. I am in the latter camp. Computers have their place but I don't really like the interface or hassle of having to have this in my living room to play music. Personal choice.

The ability to make compilations of lossless collections on a larger data storage optical medium (DVD) is a pretty big deal for me. I can share, I can place 10 times the music on a single disc and play it back without any loss. For instance, I recently acquired the entire KBCO Studio C library which is 14 gB. I can put the entire library on two DVD's rather than many CD's. Yes, I understand you can place everything on your hard disc, and that's cool if you have a computer - so that's the next point.

The new PWD is a high end DAC that you can use to connect to any DLNA compliant hard drive or computer either wireless or wired and stream any resolution audio to it. While not unheard of, it's a really big deal for those of us into quality high end audio. The difference between this DAC's audio output and that of a computer's DA converter, or even a reasonable off-the-shelf one is pretty significant - and no, you don't require $100K system to appreciate it.

Anyway, the transport isn't for everyone - the DAC might be a bigger deal serving as a high-end music player - but both are pretty cool devices.

Paul]]>Dec 31st 2008 8:53AM