Olive announces the 'end of the music CD,' intros OPUS No5

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Chocolicious @ Sep 26th 2007 2:05PM

And if that storage isn't in a RAID configuration, this could be the end of your music collection.

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Jesse S @ Sep 26th 2007 3:14PM

Why is he voted up? RAID is NOT for data backup, or protecting your data.

Knowing someone who's starting a security consulting firm, RAID is the dumbest way to back something up. How do you back something up? Off-site NAT.

And in regards to this...media...thing, doesn't Opus make CD player's and DAC's? I'm pretty sure this is meant to be an all-in-one music server, CD player, and DAC.

A good media center PC and DAC are about the same price. I priced out a health HTPC, for $2k, and the Benchmark DAC1 (probably the best DAC out right now) is about $800 used, or like $1000 new, and $1200 if it has USB input.

And you people don't rip your CD's? I archive all my CD's. Setting up EAC and spending about 20 minutes per CD so that I am not screwed if my CD's get ruined somehow, is well worth the time. And if I still want to use a CD player, I can use a good burning program and the cue sheet that EAC generated, and there, I have a bit-perfect copy of the original CD.

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Xzavier @ Sep 26th 2007 4:27PM

1. He was voted up because he mention RAID configuration... Nothing about backing up data.

Maybe he was referring to this?
http://www.bestpricecomputers.co.uk/glossary/raid-1.htm

2. Your friend who is in *I.T.* Security... He should stick with that and let the Data Management team worry about backing up data!

3. I am glad to see that you think the OPUS No5 is a "all-in-one music server" However I just went to their website an I saw no mention of that???

4. Where did DAC come into play? No mention of that in the press release or their website either?
I have and old Kenwood KC-Z1 & KM-Z1. I am about to put it on ebay... Please bid!
Info here: http://www.avrev.com/equip/kenwood/index.html

5. Yea I don't backup my CD's however I do semi archive them. 1 Sony CDP-CX270 200 Disc CD Changer and 1 Sony CDX-400 400 Disc CD Changer.

And if you read the article they are talking about AUDIOPHILES purchasing that unit. I have 2 CD changers, 1 5 disc carasoel changer, 1 Harman Kardon CDR 30 recorder, and 2 Philips DCC tapes "remember those things"! Ain’t no way in the WORLD I am about to spend all of that money on some overpriced crappy "123dB signal/noise ratio" MP3 player! It just ain’t gonna happen!

OPUS...

Overpriced
Produce which is
Utterly
Stupid

Attempt No 5.

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