AUDIO FILE
Network-enabled media storage device/streamer
Made by: Antipodes Audio Limited, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand
Supplied by: Elite Audio Ltd, Fife
Telephone: 01334 570 666
Web: https://antipodes.audio; www.eliteaudiouk.com
Price: £25,000
Network audio is a significant growth area in hi-fi, helped along by network-connected transports and servers, designed to be used into offboard DACs. We used to call these devices ‘network bridges’, interposed between the home network, and any storage devices thereon, and an audio system. Nowadays they’ve grown beyond that basic functionality, being able to access music stored internally or via directly connected drives. Meanwhile, the ‘network connectivity’ is used to access online streaming services, and offer remote control via a tablet or smartphone app.
Each of these transport devices has its own spin on what’s being attempted, and the…
