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In Reply to: Music Vault Pearl Ultra All Solid State Memory Player posted by EduardG on October 18, 2015 at 00:35:34:
This is a packaged system. It is certainly possible that a well configured and well tweaked packaged system can outperform untweaked off the shelf hardware and software. It is obvious that the supplier of such a system will have to have a substantial markup over cost to remain as a viable supplier. His customers are going to be people who are not experts in computer building and computer audio, and they will be left out in the woods if their supplier goes out of business. In other words, if the price had been a lot lower, that would be a red flag.
Tony Lauck
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Music Vault Pearl Ultra All Solid State Memory Player - EduardG 00:35:34 10/18/15 (98)
- Music Vault with SSD caught my eye - Jay Buridan 10:50:51 10/22/15 (0)
- " beats all Apple products" - that's not saying much. - Beef Guinness Cutie Pie 08:55:01 10/20/15 (74)
- RE: " beats all Apple products" - that's not saying much. - AbeCollins 18:31:42 10/20/15 (0)
- Most here welcome - fmak 16:01:14 10/20/15 (1)
- ROTFLMAO! - Ivan303 17:20:02 10/20/15 (0)
- RE: " beats all Apple products" - that's not saying much. - Mercman 09:24:43 10/20/15 (70)
- I am - G Squared 09:49:49 10/21/15 (0)
- RE: " beats all Apple products" - that's not saying much. - Ivan303 17:42:19 10/20/15 (68)
- Do you know what mix of Bologna with Red Herring tastes like? - Beef Guinness Cutie Pie 09:41:52 10/21/15 (67)
- Everyone knows your truth: whether they admit it, another issue - Sordidman 12:10:15 10/21/15 (64)
- RE: Everyone knows your truth: whether they admit it, another issue - Mercman 13:21:28 10/21/15 (57)
- $2000 With no USB port.... - Sordidman 14:41:49 10/21/15 (56)
- RE: $2000 With no USB port.... - Mercman 16:26:11 10/21/15 (4)
- RE: $2000 With no USB port.... - Sordidman 09:48:03 10/22/15 (3)
- RE: $1299 with USB ports - AbeCollins 15:53:55 10/22/15 (1)
- This post is the best, most well reasoned argument I've seen you make - Sordidman 16:05:49 10/22/15 (0)
- RE: $2000 With no USB port.... - Mercman 11:19:53 10/22/15 (0)
- $1299 - AbeCollins 15:42:32 10/21/15 (50)
- But memory play is good, yes? - Ivan303 16:42:41 10/21/15 (11)
- He's cherry picking megabuck configs.... - AbeCollins 17:51:55 10/21/15 (10)
- 256 GB Storage 8GB of RAM is minimum for me... - Ivan303 18:31:04 10/21/15 (9)
- RE: 256 GB Storage 8GB of RAM is minimum for me... - AbeCollins 19:04:41 10/21/15 (8)
- RE: 256 GB Storage 8GB of RAM is minimum for me... - Sordidman 09:13:28 10/22/15 (6)
- RE: 256 GB Storage 8GB of RAM is minimum for me... - AbeCollins 16:04:21 10/22/15 (2)
- I said $2K and as much as $4K with all the extras that a normal - Sordidman 16:12:26 10/22/15 (1)
- RE: I said $2K and as much as $4K with all the extras that a normal - AbeCollins 17:09:38 10/22/15 (0)
- RE: 256 GB Storage 8GB of RAM is minimum for me... - Ivan303 09:47:38 10/22/15 (2)
- Thank you You see the point - Sordidman 10:16:05 10/22/15 (1)
- RE: Thank you You see the point - AbeCollins 16:48:57 10/22/15 (0)
- RE: "one that is used primarily as a music server"... - Ivan303 19:15:34 10/21/15 (0)
- From Apple's site. Yes you do need 16GB of RAM plus - extras -t - Sordidman 16:18:57 10/21/15 (37)
- I've got 16GB of RAM. What Extras do I need? - oldmkvi 22:14:43 10/21/15 (8)
- Is the USB input adaptor/circutry in your DAC self-powered? - Ivan303 07:51:02 10/22/15 (7)
- RE: Is the USB input adaptor/circutry in your DAC self-powered? - oldmkvi 08:38:57 10/22/15 (6)
- RE: Is the USB input adaptor/circutry in your DAC self-powered? - Sordidman 10:49:15 10/22/15 (5)
- Yeah - but you've got fans in some dedicated disc players and amps too - Chris from Lafayette 12:33:02 10/22/15 (4)
- Not so much IME - Sordidman 12:48:50 10/22/15 (3)
- Sounds pretty dire - fortunately, I must be immune from those ill effects [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 14:58:19 10/22/15 (2)
- RE: Sounds pretty dire - fortunately, I must be immune from those ill effects [nt] ;-) - Sordidman 15:27:03 10/22/15 (1)
- Question about your Aries, and Femto Clock... - AbeCollins 17:48:19 10/22/15 (0)
- You're spreading misinformation again.... - AbeCollins 17:45:47 10/21/15 (27)
- But Abe - who cares? Memory is cheap anyway. . . - Chris from Lafayette 10:06:36 10/22/15 (24)
- RE: But Abe - who cares? Memory is cheap anyway. . . - AbeCollins 16:12:59 10/22/15 (0)
- RE: But Abe - who cares? Memory is cheap anyway. . . - Sordidman 10:31:41 10/22/15 (22)
- Sorry, I've lost the thread of the discussion - WHAT doesn't have an RJ45 port? [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 11:56:55 10/22/15 (16)
- New ultra portable MacBook but no one would choose that one for audio -nt - AbeCollins 16:19:51 10/22/15 (0)
- 2015 Macbooks -t - Sordidman 12:04:36 10/22/15 (14)
- ONE model of MacBook, the NEW MacBook, doesn't have multiple USB ports... - Ivan303 14:54:25 10/22/15 (9)
- Not a dedicated Ethernet/RJ45 NIC. Yes, you can get there with an adapter - Sordidman 15:35:09 10/22/15 (8)
- RE: Not a dedicated Ethernet/RJ45 NIC. Yes, you can get there with an adapter - AbeCollins 17:23:34 10/22/15 (0)
- Much rather carry a few 1 oz. adaptors in my bag... - Ivan303 15:46:33 10/22/15 (6)
- RE: How about 1 multipurpose adapter? - AbeCollins 17:35:30 10/22/15 (2)
- Speaking of MAcBook Air/Pro - Ivan303 20:21:28 10/22/15 (1)
- RE: Speaking of MAcBook Air/Pro - AbeCollins 20:57:58 10/22/15 (0)
- well, we are talking about audio.... - Sordidman 16:01:41 10/22/15 (2)
- No, we're talking about AUDIO on a GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTER... - Ivan303 12:04:39 10/23/15 (0)
- Cherry picking again, to misinform others...... - AbeCollins 16:16:40 10/22/15 (0)
- That IS strange, but. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:26:46 10/22/15 (3)
- Think of it this way... - Jaundiced Ear 22:00:52 10/24/15 (0)
- RE: That IS strange, but. . . - Sordidman 12:30:53 10/22/15 (1)
- Well, I don't use wireless myself, so I don't have a horse in this race [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 12:34:12 10/22/15 (0)
- RE: But Abe - who cares? Memory is cheap anyway. . . - Tony Lauck 11:44:03 10/22/15 (4)
- RE: But Abe - who cares? Memory is cheap anyway. . . - Sordidman 11:58:09 10/22/15 (3)
- RE: But Abe - who cares? Memory is cheap anyway. . . - Tony Lauck 12:03:24 10/22/15 (2)
- Yeah, totally agree. I just saw the 3 USB port one -t - Sordidman 12:11:39 10/22/15 (1)
- RE: Yeah, totally agree. I just saw the 3 USB port one -t - AbeCollins 16:23:10 10/22/15 (0)
- You have a recurring inability to - fmak 06:09:01 10/22/15 (1)
- RE: You have a recurring inability to - AbeCollins 17:17:23 10/22/15 (0)
- RE: "the new iMAC just got a rating of 1 of 10 for user repair modification" - Ivan303 12:40:41 10/21/15 (5)
- RE: "the new iMAC just got a rating of 1 of 10 for user repair modification" - Sordidman 13:08:32 10/21/15 (4)
- Certainly not new news... - Ivan303 14:30:21 10/21/15 (3)
- Yes, you're right, as I said - Sordidman 14:47:11 10/21/15 (2)
- The new Apple TV won't even do that AFAIK. - Ivan303 15:07:55 10/21/15 (1)
- RE: The new Apple TV won't even do that AFAIK. - Sordidman 15:35:37 10/21/15 (0)
- RE: Do you know what mix of Bologna with Red Herring tastes like? - AbeCollins 11:00:13 10/21/15 (0)
- Thank you for sharing your suspicions with us [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 09:59:56 10/21/15 (0)
- RE: Music Vault Pearl Ultra All Solid State Memory Player - Tony Lauck 10/19/1510:36:42 10/19/15 (0)
- It takes $2.5K worth of 'reconfigured' PC components to beat 'all Apple products'? - Ivan303 08:19:36 10/19/15 (2)
- RE: It takes $2.5K worth of 'reconfigured' PC components to beat 'all Apple products'? - fmak 03:35:48 10/20/15 (1)
- RE: It takes $2.5K worth of 'reconfigured' PC components to beat 'all Apple products'? - AbeCollins 05:02:40 10/23/15 (0)
- You're bound to receive replies from folks.... - agattu 01:59:48 10/19/15 (16)
- I wouldn't put much stock into what they have to say - fmak 05:12:53 10/21/15 (0)
- What has anyone here said that is not factual ? - AbeCollins 08:43:20 10/19/15 (13)
- RE: What has anyone here said that is not factual ? - fmak 16:41:17 10/19/15 (11)
- RE: What has anyone here said that is not factual ? - AbeCollins 18:24:11 10/19/15 (8)
- Little Sense? - fmak 00:10:25 10/20/15 (1)
- RE: Little Chihuahua? - AbeCollins 07:41:17 10/20/15 (0)
- au contraire... - Ivan303 18:52:31 10/19/15 (0)
- RE: What has anyone here said that is not factual ? - srl1 18:47:43 10/19/15 (4)
- RE: What has anyone here said that is not factual ? - AbeCollins 18:59:01 10/19/15 (3)
- Get rid of that silver crap NOW... - Ivan303 18:14:16 10/20/15 (2)
- RE: Get rid of that silver crap NOW... - AbeCollins 18:20:09 10/20/15 (1)
- Audio-GD Master 11 is in a different league... - Ivan303 19:23:45 10/20/15 (0)
- RE: What has anyone here said that is not factual ? - Tony Lauck 17:01:56 10/19/15 (0)
- RE: What has anyone here said that is not factual ? - Ivan303 16:54:32 10/19/15 (0)
- RE: What has anyone here said that is not factual ? - Ivan303 14:50:36 10/19/15 (0)
- Unless, of course, they are posting FACTS... - Ivan303 08:16:26 10/19/15 (0)
- RE: Music Vault Pearl Ultra All Solid State Memory Player - AbeCollins 16:09:40 10/18/15 (0)
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- RE: Music Vault Pearl Ultra All Solid State Memory Player - Tony Lauck 10/19/1510:36:42 10/19/15 (0)