With regards to sound quality, I can make the following comments:
1) I'm getting excellent frequency response ("loudness" setting is off on my processor/DAC) from the low range to the high. Everything sounds crystal clear.
2) My wife remarked last night that when she closes her eyes, she really feels like she's sitting in the recording studio. She's not as into the audio *equipment* as I am, but she appreciates good sound. She likes this network device.
3) I've put about 20 CDs through this thing, and some were, to say the least, banged up. I was embarrassed at the condition of some of the discs. That being said, this device ripped them all cleanly (I didn't hear any weird audio pops or anything like bad data) and encoded them without difficulty. Haven't had any software hangups with the M50.2...it just works.
For the OP, if you can demo this device, I think you want to demo it and play around with it. Mine is not going back.
1) I'm getting excellent frequency response ("loudness" setting is off on my processor/DAC) from the low range to the high. Everything sounds crystal clear.
2) My wife remarked last night that when she closes her eyes, she really feels like she's sitting in the recording studio. She's not as into the audio *equipment* as I am, but she appreciates good sound. She likes this network device.
3) I've put about 20 CDs through this thing, and some were, to say the least, banged up. I was embarrassed at the condition of some of the discs. That being said, this device ripped them all cleanly (I didn't hear any weird audio pops or anything like bad data) and encoded them without difficulty. Haven't had any software hangups with the M50.2...it just works.
For the OP, if you can demo this device, I think you want to demo it and play around with it. Mine is not going back.