The DSS is a high resolution digital player & streamer of any audio format today's available.
The DSS is a stand alone unit can play any computer file and digital transport via USB but even via traditional coaxial digital input and output.
The Blacknote DSS, acronym of "Digital Static Streamer" can play any kind of high resolution audio files up to 24bit and 192KHz though it is format Wav, Flac, AIF, AIFF, Apple Lossless (ALAC) and others, as well as commonly used compressed files such as MP3, AAC, M4A.
The audio files are streamed into the DSS directly via its USB ports without the need of any Digital to Analog converter or computer connection.
The audio tracks can be played from any external device such as USB Memory Sticks, external Hard Disks Drive (HDD), Computers and even CD Rom Drive players having USB connection. The audio tracks files can be organized through a customized playlist managed by a computer's with a simple user friendly "Windows-Directory" program allows to number and manage any single folder and track easily.
The DSS display shows the main functions of the unit: the track name of the audio file, the time, and even the format/quality of the track being handled.. The DSS features a RS232 port to hook large external display like the Blacknote DSF.
The DSS features also a high performance Ethernet port to link the DSS to the LAN network.
The unit maybe used as a traditional Hi-End D/A Converter for CD Transports through Coax input/output digital connections.
The DSS main features are:
- The DSS is an innovative audiophile source able to play computer audio files, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, Alac, AAC, MP3, M4A stored into HDD or USB sticks maintaining the integrity of the file minimizing the problems like jitter for a superior sound quality.
- The DSS is able to process computer high resolution audio files up to 24/192KHz thru its USB ports.
- The DSS is a Stand Alone Player does not need any computer to work. It works simply plug and play a USB stick or external HDD through any of the its USB ports.
- The DSS is very simple to use, it enables to manage any music library simply with four key buttons with the help of its integrated LCD screen.
- The DSS is not a computer, it has not moving parts at all typical computer processor, fans and the devices of the industrial computers. It is a player of high resolution computer audio tracks with a proprietary exclusive design.
- The DSS can play CDROM drive unit enabling perfect real time ripping with a 100% lossless signal guaranteed by multiple disc readings.
- The DSS can be hooked to a LAN network thru its Ethernet port.
- The DSS is also a high end audio "traditional" D/A Converter for CD Transports through a RCA Coax input digital connection, but it can also work as digital source featuring a RCA Coax output digital connection able to send to any external D/A Converter any digital format supplied.