the Orpheus Absolute Mediaserver

bmichels · Nov 24, 2015

Anyone heard about this Swiss mediaserver : the Orpheus Absolute Mediaserver (Audio + Video)

It can play CD/DVD/Blueray and also RIP CD/DVD.
The latest version include 2 headphone out : SE jack 6,5mm + Balanced 4 pins XLR !

rnsa2000 · Nov 25, 2015

I hear it in Munich in this year, this system is very impressive.

Elberoth · Nov 25, 2015

Personally, I would go with a separate server and DAC. Servers get obsolate very quickly and hi-end companies do not offer to many upgrades (if any).

Phelonious Ponk · Nov 26, 2015

Odd ad copy at the end of that link. I tells me about the optical disc's capabilities, the SSHD, the outputs, etc. But there is no mention of the DAC, the thing in there with the greatest potential impact on sound.

Tim

amirm · Nov 26, 2015

Phelonious Ponk said:
Odd ad copy at the end of that link. I tells me about the optical disc's capabilities, the SSHD, the outputs, etc. But there is no mention of the DAC, the thing in there with the greatest potential impact on sound.

Tim

You are right. After some digging on their own web site it says:

"Internal upsampling based on ESS 9018 DAC used in mono mode (8/channel)"

Phelonious Ponk · Nov 27, 2015

amirm said:
You are right. After some digging on their own web site it says:

"Internal upsampling based on ESS 9018 DAC used in mono mode (8/channel)"

That's a good chip, as far as I know. The other odd thing is they don't talk about the software, the user interface, at all. Seems like those two things - the user interface and the analog output, are the most important thing a server does.

Tim

Elberoth · Nov 28, 2015

Chip used says very little about the DAC performance. There are both crappy and good ESS based designs.

LL21 · Nov 28, 2015

A lot of good things have certainly been written about Orpheus Labs and their digital...weren't the founders here also from Goldmund and Anagram Technologies another Swiss digital audio company?

Drikus · Nov 28, 2015

LL21 said:
A lot of good things have certainly been written about Orpheus Labs and their digital...weren't the founders here also from Goldmund and Anagram Technologies another Swiss digital audio company?

Anagram used to own Orpheus Labs. One of the two founders worked for Goldmund.

LL21 · Nov 29, 2015

Thanks for the clarification, Lindeman.

Audiophile Bill · Nov 29, 2015

Looks great and very WAF.

Drikus · Nov 29, 2015

LL21 said:
Thanks for the clarification, Lindeman.

Found a bit more info on pricing in euros, seems to vary between 17.000 and 21.000.

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