AdamWill
Headphoneus Supremus
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I thought there might be some interest in this. The Neuros open source page, http://open.neurosaudio.com/ , carries Joe Born's blog, and he's announced that the developer board for the next generation of Neuros players (the new 442 and the Neuros III) is going into early production:
http://open.neurosaudio.com/node/140#comment-128
Most interestingly the post provides the board specs; it really looks like they've followed through on the plan to make it a great player for audiophiles. Burr-Brown ADC and DAC (24/96 and 24/192 respectively), low jitter clock, a true line-out and SP/DIF out as well as amplified headphone out (and the design specs suggest the headphone out will be turned off whenever possible to improve battery life; I hope it will be possible to disable it from the firmware if you're using an external amp through the line-out). Looks like it's shaping up to be a great player. Now if only I can hold out until it's released without giving in and buying an X5...
http://open.neurosaudio.com/node/140#comment-128
Most interestingly the post provides the board specs; it really looks like they've followed through on the plan to make it a great player for audiophiles. Burr-Brown ADC and DAC (24/96 and 24/192 respectively), low jitter clock, a true line-out and SP/DIF out as well as amplified headphone out (and the design specs suggest the headphone out will be turned off whenever possible to improve battery life; I hope it will be possible to disable it from the firmware if you're using an external amp through the line-out). Looks like it's shaping up to be a great player. Now if only I can hold out until it's released without giving in and buying an X5...