Is this the future of the next CD player

Hi Kana,

Can you tell me more about using USB-attached hard drives with the Olive?

Can I use this to expand the amount of music the device will store? Can I expand a device from 80gb to, say, 300 or 400gb just by adding an inexpensive external USB-attached drive?

Is there some way to backup the internal drive on the Olive?

Cordially,

Eric

Works just like connecting a USB hard drive or memory stick to your PC, You can use it for expansion or backup. You can also access music files via it's network connections.

You might want to also take a look at the:

http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=39&Title=Azur%20640H%20Music%20Server%20-%20with%20AudioFile%20technology

Does it come with a phono input?

"Does it come with a phono input?"

The Opus has a line level input for converting analog sources
to digital. Suggest you give Olive a call on 1-877-296-5483,
if you need more info.

This isn't the future, but one of the happening developments. One of more then popular themes in serious audio is minimalist approach, with shortest possible signal path, etc. Many attached to this idea. Such versatile devices as Olive don't fit there by definition.

This kind of media server have a good chance, but we're enthusiast niche, aren't we - I'd vote for much more powerful remote server + network client as the way to go. This keeps your audio system clean from "the outside world".