The Well-Tempered Computer, an introduction to computer audio

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Blue Smoke Systems' Black Box audiophile vista music server

Blue Smoke Systems recently launched the Black Box music server ($6,995).


  • Optimized Window Vista based
  • No on-board display
  • SSD drive for OS, no moving parts
  • Efficient ow-noise power supply
  • Aluminum core heat-sinks and heat-piping
  • External storage of media files over network or USB host port
  • Propreitary sound card
  • Can slave to external word clock over BNC
  • Output native 24/192 with up or down sampling capabilities
  • RCA, AES/EBU, Toslink and i2s digital outputs
  • RCA and i2S digital inputs
  • i2s (MSB implementations) over RJ-45 and CAT-6 cable
  • Bit perfect ripper
  • Realtime DSD to PCM conversion