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AVA RS3 Music Server
 | "Easy to use, silent in operation and blessed with considerable capacity: an ideal music source for any decent media player" Verdict "Very Impressive: it might seem expensive, but for user-friendlines and effectiveness it's perfectly judged." |
 | AVA RS3 2 x 500GB Black £831.55 (£707.70 ex VAT ) free UK delivery 
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| AVA RS3 2 x 1TB Black £949.05 (£807.70 ex VAT ) free UK delivery |
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 | AVA RS3 2 x 500GB Silver £831.55 (£707.70 ex VAT ) free UK delivery
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| AVA RS3 2 x 1TB Silver £949.05 (£807.70 ex VAT ) free UK delivery IN STOCK |
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The AVA RS3 Music Server - quality and dependability for your whole digital music collection. Insert the CD and the AVA RS3 does the rest. Automatically. Silently.The AVA RS3 not only host your digital music, but also automatically rips your CDs as well. Stream high quality lossless music with ease around your home, or synchronise to portable devices. Automatically rips CDs to MP3 and one lossless format (FLAC, Apple Lossless, or WMA Lossless).Based on Award winning technology, this appliance is for the discerning audiophile who wishes to enjoy the very best digital audio technology available today. The AVA RS3 is not just a network attached storage device (NAS) - it's a powerful system, capable of extracting, storing, indexing and serving 100,000s of music tracks to many different appliances at the same time. No Keyboard, Mouse or Screen required.The AVA RS3 is designed and constructed to the highest standards, to ensure your total satisfaction, and long term reliability. All components are expertly designed or selected to ensure optimum performance. Unique heat pipe cooling technology is used to ensure parts remain cool - without fans. So what makes the AVA RS3 perfect to host /share your music collection? |
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Key Features
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How it WorksThe music extraction (ripping) operation is as simple as 123.1. Insert your chosen Music CD into the slot loader, and the track information / album art is quickly retrieved from premium metadata providers (AMG, MusicBrainz and freedb). 2. The music data is then quickly stored in a lossless format: FLAC, Apple Lossless or WMA Lossless. 3. Additionally each CD is also converted to MP3 format, for portable devices. Upon completion, typically 4 minutes, the Music CD is automatically ejected. The system is designed for headless operation, no keyboard, screen or mouse required.
The system provides music services to the following devices:
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Your music collection is extremely valuable, and extracting the music, can be costly in the first instance, or be done over many years as you add new content. The AVA RS3 automatically duplicates the music data across multiple physical storage devices, ensuring your music is always safe.
Although the AVA RS3 can store a huge music collections, in lossless and MP3 formats, there is no need to be worried about ever out growing the server - adding new, low cost, storage is extremely simple and takes only a moment to complete.
Specification
| Unit dimensions | 387 (w) x 356 (d) x 66 (h) mm |
| Unit construction | Steel, aluminium, polycarbonate |
| System heat sink | Aluminium with custom heat pipe cooling system (TranCool3) |
| CPU | 64 bit ready Intel Atom 230 (1.6GHz) |
| Memory | 2GB |
| HDDs | 2x Western Digital (Low energy, quiet Green Power) 1TB or 2TB option |
| Optical Drive | Sony Slot loading Multi-drive |
| Colour options | Textured Satin Black |
| Front panel | 10mm ‘tinted mirror effect’ with cool blue lighting. Power switch and CD slot loader |
| Rear panel | 12V DC power in / 4x USB2.0 / 10.100 LAN |
| Weight | Base unit (nett) 7.5Kg |
| Power supply | External AC/DC with country specific power cord |
| PCI expansion | Not in use (spare) |
| HDD support | 2x 3.5” HDD support, in cooled, shock resistant sub system |
| Working temp | Maximum 48’C ambient (use on open shelf only) - do not use in closed cabinet |
| Mounting options | Desk/Shelf (incl), Rack, Wall or floor (optional) |
| Power consumption | 33W (approx £29 / year running costs (left on 24/7/365)) |
| Environmental | 18-23dBA |
| Software / Services | Operating System - Windows Home Server pre-installed Additional Digital Music services : Twonky Media Server (DNLA) - full license, iTunes Server, Logitech Squeeze Center, WM Connect. Premium Metadata from AMG (for lifetime of product) Extract lossless data to FLAC, Apple Lossless or Windows Media lossless formats. All Lossless to MP3 trans-coding carried out to 320K Automated system performance optimisation Full control of music server options ie iTunes server name, via browser Expert technical assistance available, from the manufacturer. |
* Please note that the AVA RS3 requires internet access to retrieve CD track and title information.
