A friend (competent woman and feminist) asked me about this today. I seem to remember this being discussed at some point on this 'ere bored, but a quick search didn't turn anything up. Any information / experience much appreciated.
After believing for a long time that I was just a manifestation (womanifestation?) of Ben's late night weirdness, it turns out that I am genuinely a real person. And one that has been bribed into joining this forum (my price? a large black coffee. I'm nothing if not cheap to keep). How competent I am, I will leave others to judge. How competent woman kind is, I will defend to the hilt !
But yes, I was asking about the small musical toblerone. Every time I put "rip CD to Pono" into a search engine, I end up with a load of articles on how Pono is a rip-off. I suppose it could be worse, considering the brand name ;-)
If I remember, pono is a FLAC player up to 24/192kHz. There is some input somewhere from Meridian, but I think the hardware is designed & made by Ayre.
Look at it this way, if someone mooted a sub £400 portable hi-res music player, with sabre DAC chip made by Ayre, most audiophiles would see the point.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1003614822/ponomusic-where-your-soul-rediscovers-music
They were looking for $800k and have raised $3.2m in the first few days! Looks like a very nice device.
http://www.audiochews.com/index.php?p=/discussion/858/the-best-sound-anyone-can-get
How competent I am, I will leave others to judge. How competent woman kind is, I will defend to the hilt !
But yes, I was asking about the small musical toblerone. Every time I put "rip CD to Pono" into a search engine, I end up with a load of articles on how Pono is a rip-off. I suppose it could be worse, considering the brand name ;-)
:-)
And Helen, it's customary to post about your system and music tastes....!
Look at it this way, if someone mooted a sub £400 portable hi-res music player, with sabre DAC chip made by Ayre, most audiophiles would see the point.
I do, but won't be saving for one.