Melco N100 EX 2TB / 5TB HDD Player / Server

New software for the user interface on the OLED display gives more detail of status and playback, with internationalisation covering most metadata requirements, along with advanced options for the CD import and archiving process.

Internet Radio is fully supported using the Melco Music HD App.

Main Features

• Browse and Search Profiles: Jazz, Rock, Classical, Simple

• Browse and Search in any order

• One button: ‘Add Missing Album art’

• One button: ‘Find additional metadata’

• One button: ‘Replace all metadata with new’

• Classical tagging at Work level, not Album

• New tagged metadata available to other player systems: multiroom or car

• Tagged metadata is now totally consistent across the whole Melco library

• Composer automatically added to Work Title in case of Classical

• Simple web tool for manual edits of a single album or change album art

• Will present overview of complete library in fine detail as web page or spreadsheet before and after processing

• User configurable in all aspects by subscription to SongKong for Melco and Minimserver2.

Melco Intelligent Music Library

Locating music for play on any digital music system relies on being able to Browse using the metadata tagging of the original music files.

If the metadata is incomplete or inaccurate, then finding music becomes quite difficult.

The solution is Melco Intelligent Music Library.

Incomplete or inaccurate Metadata can be manually re- tagged. This is very time consuming, but by applying a well thought-out set of rules a consistent library can be achieved.

Melco automates the process of re-tagging, using a variety of additional databases and sophisticated algorithms to intelligently replace (or supplement) the original metadata. To achieve this Melco uses SongKong – a very clever automatic re-tagging engine that has previously been available to Melco users only on a networked computer. Now the Melco EX series machines are shipped with SongKong installed and configured for simple operation.

Even when the music library is properly tagged, success in finding music still depends on the UPnP server which interfaces between the music metadata and the user and control App.

In recent years the preferred choice of UPnP server for serious audio has been MinimServer. A unique collaboration between MinimServer and Melco has resulted in MinimServer being the new UPnP server for Melco EX Series.

The advantages of MinimServer are many, and they all work towards what MinimServer refers to as Intelligent Browsing. Finding music can now be by Browse, or Search or both, in whatever order is most effective.

This is quite different to all normal UPnP servers, and means that music can be located without having to go backwards in the Browse process.

Long-awaited half-size digital music library

N100 is the half-sized model of MELCO music library which has 2TB hard disc drive and 3 x USB2.0 port. The full functioned model in the same size and design as MELCO CD drive “D100”.

Features

• Fine design both for rack-style and desktop use (215 mm)
• Aluminum front and top panel with hairline finish
• 2 mm steel sheet chassis for anti-vibration
• HDD is designed with anti-vibration system “HS-S²”(Highly Stable Storage System) under same concept as N1ZS/2A.
• LAN port for direct connection with player (no LED for status indication)
• USB2.0  x3 are compatible with USB-DAC, USB CD drive and USB storage such as USB HDD or USB flash memory. When the drive is connected, user can choose the purpose of the drive on the front display. (Import, expansion, backup, restore etc)
• Low C/N clock of NDK
• Power management system by FPGA for improved system stability.
• Fan-less design

Main functions

• 2.0TB2.5”SFF HDD x 1
• Gigabit Dual Ethernet LAN port
• PC file sharing function
• DLNA/UPnP media server function with Twonky Server 8.5
• USB-DAC connection for USB playback – supports Gapless and DSD with DoP and Melco Markerless DSD.
• Automatic download of music files from Hires Audio.com, and other vendors to be announced, with file integrity check.
• CD import to local HDD using Gracenote Database.
• Backup and Restore of internal HDD – compatible with Melco N1 series.
• 215 x 61 x 269mm
• Net weight Appx.3kg

Small and Smart

N100 creates a convenient and compact Hi-Fi system when used with a USB-DAC Headphone amplifier or USB connected Active Loudspeakers.

Sound Quality of N100 is true to the Melco tradition and will not be outclassed in a high-end system.

Store and Management

N100 has an internal HDD capacity of 2TB – equivalent to approx. 4000 CDs..*

The music files once saved to N100 can be played through LAN and USB.

CD import using any USB connected optical disc drive with metadata and album art added from Gracenote database. Compatible with MELCO D100 high performance CD loader.

CD can be played directly without importing into connected USB-DAC in the manner of a high-end CD player.

Convenient downloading of Hires music directly into Melco N100 without need for a network computer from HiResAudio.com and other vendors.

*Some parts of the HDD is used for system running, so not all capacity is used for music files.

Playing music files

N100 will collate and arrange the complete music library and offers browse by Album, Artist, Data format, Date of recording, Composer etc.

Browse and play is possible from the N100 front panel or App on smartphone or tablet.

N100 supports all high res music formats up to 32bit 384kHz and Octo DSD.

Simple Operation

N100 is ready to use once language and time zone has been selected.

Additional advanced features, all accessible from the simple front panel interface, allow for customization.