![]() We try to do the minimum and do it - and just it - as best we can. MA: Two priorities: The first is that design and improvement must be based on objective, empirical scientific criteria and theory, and the second is an obsessive underlying philosophy that "less is more." The design of both the software and the hardware of my music server reflect this to great lengths. JF: What are your technical priorities when designing a music server? So, yes, I do believe that music servers can deliver superior performance to disc-based players. ![]() I’ll take electrons over mechanics any day. Quoth Einstein: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." So the fewer the moving parts (and a music server can have none), the cleaner the environment, and the simpler and more direct the flow of data, the better the outcome. ![]() In contrast, a disc-based player has a much harder job to do: It has to mechanically spin a disc at variable RPMs, fire and focus a laser, then read its reflection, all while moving a mechanism that tracks a moving sequence of dots that are 1.6 microns wide - plus having to move electrons around from the sensor output to processing to the DAC. With a (properly designed) music server you’re only moving electrons around from storage to processing to DAC. Streaming to multiple zones and integration with smart-home systems are a big plus, too. From the "convenience" point of view, they offer direct access to your entire music library and the ability to easily search for any track, album, composer, etc., with Web browsers, remotes, and tablets. They bring an evolution of performance and convenience, and can be optimized for both without compromising the other. MA: Music servers are to the audiophile what the iPod is to a teenager these days. JF: What are your general thoughts on music servers? Do you think they offer superior performance to disc-based players? Around the same time, Yair introduced me to Alon, just as Magico started developing the Magico Ultimate speaker. It was also when I met Yair Tammam, who introduced me to the world of boutique audio designs, and who later went on to become Magico’s chief technical officer.Īfter the army, I moved to Los Angeles and was fortunate enough to be part of a few great companies that were eventually acquired by some of the world’s largest technology companies. It was actually a lot of fun, and in many ways was a direct continuation of my interests prior to the army. Fortunately, instead of wielding a gun, I qualified for an elite unit of the military intelligence corps, where for three years I worked with mathematical algorithms, signal processing, and various communications equipment. Five years later we returned to Israel, where I finished high school and was drafted into the compulsory military service there. and there we go - I contracted audiophilia. I played classical piano from a young age, and the high-end audio stores in Tokyo were ever interesting because they were such a great fusion of music and technology. So I spent my teenage years running around Akihabara and living the tech scene at the time. My family was stationed in Tokyo during the late ’80s, which was the peak of Japan’s economic bubble, and when it was the mecca of technology. Matan Arazi: I grew up all over the world because my dad was a diplomat. Jeff Fritz: Can you tell us a bit about your background? Since music servers have been an area of increasing interest to audiophiles worldwide, we wanted to learn more about them from Matan Arazi, the designer of the Audeeva Conbrio music server. The fellow who developed this unique audio component did so because Magico wanted the best possible source with which to demonstrate their loudspeakers. ![]() If you’ve kept up with the audio trade shows of late, such as the annual Consumer Electronics Show, and perhaps even wandered into a Magico demonstration to hear their speakers, you’ve probably also heard a pretty ambitious music server that was also demonstrated in June 2009, at the Computer Audiophile Symposium in Berkeley, California.
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