Micromega AS-400 Integrated Amplifier/Wireless DAC
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Visually the AS-400 is a home run. It sports a clean and direct front panel—its hefty volume knob has a nice action and is augmented only by the necessary input buttons plus dual mini-jacks for an iPod and a set of headphones. The solidity of the chassis and casework is impressive, and a marked improvement over the Micromega preamp/amp separates I reviewed in Issue 199. Like the IA-400, the AS-400 features a large blue fluorescent display, with easily readable, 7mm-tall characters that indicate input and volume.
Some may well ask: Do I need this level of network connectivity when I already have a wireless network in my home? Can't I just piggyback my music streaming onto that network? The short answer is yes, but you'll miss the payoff. Because the AS-400 creates its own dedicated network, music doesn't compete with the home network for bandwidth. And that's a big plus given the potential bottleneck created by multiple family users who might otherwise be gaming, surfing, or number-crunching. The result is fewer potential dropouts. In fact, so much faith has Micromega placed in its AirStream technology that it opted to exclude digital inputs. There's no S/PDIF, TosLink, or USB. Now that's what I call a high wireless act.
Some may well ask: Do I need this level of network connectivity when I already have a wireless network in my home? Can't I just piggyback my music streaming onto that network? The short answer is yes, but you'll miss the payoff. Because the AS-400 creates its own dedicated network, music doesn't compete with the home network for bandwidth. And that's a big plus given the potential bottleneck created by multiple family users who might otherwise be gaming, surfing, or number-crunching. The result is fewer potential dropouts. In fact, so much faith has Micromega placed in its AirStream technology that it opted to exclude digital inputs. There's no S/PDIF, TosLink, or USB. Now that's what I call a high wireless act.
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Micromega AS-400 Integrated Amplifier/Wireless DAC
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