![]() Since the introduction of the EX upgrades, owning a Melco became much simpler, the key upgrades being the addition of Minimserver 2 and SongKong for Melco. The N50-H60 is also noticeably lighter than unit it replaces, although I could not find the respective weights. Hypothetically, the N50-H60 has identical ergonomics to the N1A/2EX that it replaces, yet I found it to be noticeably more responsive, with none of the lag I experienced the NA1/2 since it was new. All Melco units in the current range use the same operating system and software. ![]() ![]() There is also a backup port at the rear of the machine, allowing you to back up and restore your music, always keep a back up. Melco produces the E300, 3TB drive for this purpose, which will give better performance than a standard computer peripheral hard drive. You can expand the storage via an external drive connected via a USB port at the rear of the box. The ‘60’ part of the moniker denotes that a 6TB hard drive is fitted. Along with the aforementioned new feet, a new HDD mounting is said to offer greater isolation from external vibration.Īs previously mentioned, the casing of the N50-H60 is the same as that of the N1A/2, which means a typical 43cm wide box that’s available in either black or silver. Melco claims that the power supply fitted to the N50-H60 produces 25% more power than the PSU fitted to the N1A/2. Alan Ainslie of Melco’s Distributor, ADMM, tells me that SMPSUs can be built to produce very low noise, but they have to be designed correctly. The entry level Melco models have always used high-quality SMPSUs (switch mode power supplies), with the top-of-the-range units containing LPSUs (linear power supplies). The NA50-H60 takes advantage of a few things Melco have developed for their more expensive models, making these benefits available at a lower price point. A short demo against its natural competitor was all I needed to part with my money and purchase the newly launched NA1/2, I have not looked back since. My journey with their products goes back around five and a half years, having been clear from the start that I did not want to use a computer in my hi-fi system, the original Melco NA1 music server was the product that convinced me that time was right to migrate to a file-based audio system. Buffalo Technology is said to have invented the first printer buffer and has been at the forefront of IT ever since. Which gives them an edge over the competition. Whilst there are other manufacturers of high-quality audiophile servers, Melco is probably the only brand that is part of a group that includes a major manufacturer of computer components. The NA1/2 evolved into the NA1/2EX a couple of years ago. That, along with Melco’s obsession with reducing all sources of noise and, of course, clock accuracy. Still, one of the main features that has given Melco servers their edge over the competition has been the way they mount their drives to avoid such disturbances. It may surprise many that an audio server, fed by a hard drive, is susceptible to vibration at all. Confusingly, the new model uses the same casing and switchgear as its predecessor, the only apparent external change being the upgraded feet which are said to have improved vibration feedback control. The freshly launched N50-H60 replaces the NA1/2EX and joins the N50-H38, an SSD variant in the same chassis.
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