Less than entirely convinced - that's a pretty good way to sum up my reaction to the Melco N1Z [HFN Feb '15]. I could see what the company was trying to achieve - with its high-quality 'Audio Grade' SSD storage from Buffalo, designed for 'write once, read many times' operation, close attention paid to power supplies, and direct connection from server to network audio player... But I couldn't help feeling the price was very high for a unit with just 1TB of storage. Melco's 'entry level' N1A music storage solution is still a not inconsiderable £1600, but it brings over much of the thinking behind the N1Z, albeit with simplified casework and power supply provision, and 4TB of conventional hard drive storage in place of the SSD drives in the £6000+ flagship model.
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