PRESS RELEASE
July 11, 2011 – Portland, Oregon
Playback Designs Introduces Super High Resolution Computer Listening!
Audio enthusiasts who yearn for higher resolution music playback through a computer, look no further. Playback Designs, LLC., introduces three exciting new products, which break new ground in digital playback by playing Super High Resolution (SHR) music files at rates of up to 24/384 kHz PCM and 6.1 MHz DSD over USB.
3 Series Products
The Playback Designs Music Playback Digital to Analog Converter 3, also known as MPD-3, and Music Playback System 3, also known as MPS-3, are products that are totally unique in today's market place. The MPS-3 is really two products in one single box: a world class CD transport combined with a discrete dual differential DAC. The MPD-3 is identical to the MPS-3 except it has no transport mechanism. Both products can receive a variety of external digital sources, including computer based music servers - not only a unique and powerful combination, but also versatile in applications. Another unique feature of the 3 Series products is their ability to playback SHR files of up to 24/384kHz PCM and 6.1MHz DSD through USB from either a PC or MAC. This is 32 times the resolution of players able to playback 192kHz high resolution files.
Through the use of Playback Designs’ newest apodizing upsampling filter for 44.1 and 48kHz sample rates, PCM never sounded better or more analog like. Apodizing filters are special upsampling filters that compensate for some of the ringing effects caused by brickwall filters in the Analog to Digital Converters (A/D) used during recording. Depending on the recordings, apodizing filters can provide audible improvements. This is not a new technology and is used mostly to improve reception signals from the edge of dish antennas (satellite). Since brickwalls in A/D converters are akin to edges on dish antennas the same principle holds for digital audio and similar filters can be used in DACs with noticeable improvements.
With more and more enthusiasts taking advantage of computer based music, the 3 Series products might be the perfect solution!
USB-X
The USB Extender Box (USB-X) is an external device that gives the Playback Designs 5 Series products the ability to playback Super High Resolution (SHR) files of up to 24/384kHz PCM and 6.1MHz DSD through USB from either a PC or MAC. Playback Designs’ USB-X technology is deliberately built into a separate chassis to properly isolate the asynchronous clock from the analog circuitry. The USB-X is now included with the purchase of either of the 5 Series products. The Playback Designs 5 Series products remain the ultimate digital playback device.
The Playback Designs 5 Series will challenge what you have come to expect as the limitations of digital playback!
For more information or to hear one these new ground breaking products, contact Playback Designs or visit them at the California Audio Show, July 15 – 17, 2011 in Room 316 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Burlingame, California.
Playback Designs
(503) 221-0465
4160 SW Greenleaf Drive
Portland, OR 97221
info@playbackdesigns.com
http://playbackdesigns.com