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The Schiit Urd is a very mis-understood device. Schiit calls it: CD TRANSPORT AND UNISON USB™ HUB And the keys that most folks miss is the UNISON USB™ HUB and DDC !! I have an Antipodes K50 on loan for a while and right now I have been A/B ing it with the Schiit Urd. I am using the AES output to my Holo Cyan 2 DAC. So a cable swap is all that is needed to listen to either. The Urd amazes me over and over again. I pick music from one of my CD's that I have also ripped to my music library that is also stored on the K50. The K50 is running Lyrion Music Server and Squeeze player. Now here is where the REAL FUN begins. My iPad Pro is connected to the Urd via USB and the iPad is running iPeng player software. iPeng paid version has the ability to turn the iPad into a Squeeze endpoint.From my iPhone I can now control the music playing through LMS to the Urd to the Cyan 2. Dig it! ScreenRecording_09-01-2024 10-37-18_1.mov

View Classified Antipodes K50 Media Server Do-it-all reference quality server and player Specs https://antipodes.audio/antipodes-k50/ Storage and ripping 3x 2.5″ SATA SSDs (plug and play) 2x USB Ports for USB Disks USB Ports For External CD Ripper (eg. Antipodes K10) USB Audio USB Audio 2.0 Output S/PDIF Output (OCXO Reclocked) Digital Output on BNC Digital Output on RCA Digital Output on Toslink AES3 Digital Audio Output on 3-pin XLR I2S Output (OCXO Reclocked) I2S Digital Output on RJ45 I2S Digital Output on HDMI Isolated Ethernet for Streaming DACs Ethernet Connection for Direct Streaming to Streamer on RJ45 Master Clock Output OCXO Word Clock Master Output on BNC Power Mains Power IEC Inlet – User Switchable 110-120V to 220-240V Reviews https://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/digital-reviews/network-player-reviews/antipodes-k50-music-server/ https://www.stereophile.com/content/antipodes-audio-k50-music-server Notes I've been using it as a Roon Server + Squeeze Player + Internal OCXO Re-clocked SPDIF output Tested I2S on Denafrips DACs and it sounds fantastic, better than Gaia Updated to latest 3.12 firmware which bought about further improvement to the Squeeze sound quality. Fully broken in power supply (it took 6 months for full break in) Antipodes has the best customer support I've ever experienced Original owner, 8 months old Reason for sale: Upgrading Price Original K50: $15,000 Asking $11,000 (including shipping and PayPal FF) Removed K10 Seller nkbg Date 12/18/21 Price 11,000.00 USD Category Music Servers / Streamers