Olive made waves—well, strong ripples—when it debuted its Opus No. 5 music server a few years ago. The No. 5 was built for serious listeners in a day when most music servers seemed targeted at fans of mainstream artists like Springsteen and Spears. Today the company announced its Opus No. 4 server, which despite its inferior designation appears to be a more advanced and elegant product.
Like the No. 5, Olive built the No. 4 for those who'd rather not fuss with a computer in order to listen to music. The No. 4 suits those who want to listen on a serious hi-fi system rather than on a crummy pair of plastic computer junkspeakers. You can rip CDs directly into the No. 4 through the slot on the front, and Olive says the fan-less unit runs quietly enough to please even the most demanding audiophiles. A high-end digital-to-analog converter is built in, and the system is designed for use with the FLAC lossless codec for true CD-quality sound.
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