Sorry about that, don't know what happened there. Anyway here goes:
I'm looking for a genuine alternative to a Brennan JB7. I know it's sound is OK (not great) but at least it has a built in amp and hard disk. I've been looking at the NaimUniti 2 All-in-one Player, but this has no built in hard drive so I have to use an external nas. Therefore, to me this is not an all in one system. I've looked at the arcam neo and the same thing applies. I understand that Sony have brought out a new machine (HAP-Z1ES, Hi res audio player) but no CD player/ripper! I've also looked at the Olive 4HD, seemed to have everything but wait a minute.....no built in amp. Is there anyone out there making a quality device which can actually do the same as a Brennan, that can also be used to stream music to with at least an 80 watt built in amp. I know about the cocktail audio x30, which so far hasn't been reviewed much, (though there was a review on a Dutch site which was really not good at all), and it's only 60 Watts of power. I need the machine to produce enough power to run a pair of B&W &83's.
Anyone know of any such a device please let me know.
Oh, one last thing I am not going to be using a computer at all, so NO on that idea.