SONICblue, formerly know as the graphics chip maker S3, has today unveilled a new member of it's family of audio players. The Rio advanced digital audio center, is a new device that should be the center of your digital audio fun.
With a 40 GB harddrive and a build-in CD-RW drive you are able to rip and store thousands of MP3 files in the device, and because of it's build in modem, integrated 10mbps Home PNA connector or via a USB Ethernet adapter you are able to play the music around your house.
The modem will also connect to the internet to find the song names trought the CDDB database. Besides that it can connect to your portable MP3 player and you are able to connect 8 receivers that can all play different songs.
Key features: |
High-end audio components, such as a 24-bit, 96kHz Burr Brown DAC, deliver unprecedented audio quality from a compressed home audio player.
Integrated CD-RW drive plays, records and writes stored music onto standard audio CDs or MP3 data CDs (CD-R or CD-RW) for listening to on other devices.
High-end MP3 encoding records music at up to 320kbps for the highest digital sound quality, with a lower bit rate encoding option for downloading to portables
Built-in 56 kbps modem dials out to receive software and CDDB updates when necessary. Alternatively, you can use your home's broadband connection for even speedier downloads.
Stereo RCA and optical outputs connect the Rio Audio Center directly and seamlessly to your existing home stereo system
Powerful 40GB hard disk drive stores more than 650 CDs(2) placing your audio collection in a single location and freeing your home of bulky CD collections.
Source: Yahoo.com
