转－－what hifi 对Onkyo ND-S1的 评测

ericzhu88

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Onkyo ND-S1

The ND-S1 is an outstanding digital dock, and it's available at a very tempting price

ForTakes a digital signal from your iPod, resulting in better sound all-round; very few rivals – and none at this priceAgainstFeels a bit cheap

ericzhu88

For
Takes a digital signal from your iPod, resulting in better sound all-round; very few rivals – and none at this price

Against
Feels a bit cheap

ericzhu88

iPod dock Product of the Year 2009

When is an iPod dock not strictly an iPod dock? When it's a digital media transport, that's when.

On the face of it that might sound like pedantry, but the distinction is an important one: where most docks take an analogue signal from the bottom of an iPod, the Onkyo ND-S1 takes the unfettered digital signal, before passing it on via coaxial or digital.

What this means is that rather than rely on the iPod or iPhone's own DAC, you can get the digital-to-analogue conversion done elsewhere.

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For owners of home cinema receivers, digital amplifiers (like the Onkyo A-5VL) or stand-alone DACs, this is great news, as the ND-S1 is capable of a far better audio performance than its analogue rivals.

Play anything, from Holst's Planets to Simian Mobile Disco's Temporary Pleasure, and you'll benefit from greater detail, dynamics and rhythmic precision. Individual notes begin and end more accurately, vocals and guitars are more textured and nuanced, and cymbals have greater bite and extra sparkle.
  
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True, the unit itself is bigger than it needs to be, and it feels cheaper than it looks, but these are minor flaws in this excellent, first-of-a-kind product.

Besides, there are nice little touches here, like a composite output for video and a USB connection that allows you to play your PC's tunes and sync your iPod or iPhone to your computer without removing it from the dock. Oh, and there's a remote control, of course.

So, is it time to bin the CD player? Well, not quite; even a budget disc-spinner of decent quality can beat this for overall musicality, but in the world of iPod docks, this is the new king.

True, it's not got much in the way of competition, but for now, this is without doubt the best, affordable way to get your iPod's tunes out to your home system.

ericzhu88

看起来还不错，ipod dock  2009年度产品，就是没看到和wadia170 的对比

小白

不错,可惜国内很少见有渠道卖. 其实ONKYO中国公司完全可以把它正式引入国内市场. iPod+这个底座+解码器,可以发烧.

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ericzhu88

注意倒数第二段话值得玩味：

So, is it time to bin the CD player? Well, not quite; even a budget disc-spinner of decent quality can beat this for overall musicality, but in the world of iPod docks, this is the new king.

小白

New King? 这话不能乱说的. MSB iLink那种贵价货先不去说它,Wadia 170 iTransport就是它一个实际的对手.

不过What Hi-Fi比Stereophile实在,坦白这个东西无法和平价CD机相比.  Stereophile老是在那里说新东西怎么怎么和CD机打平手,甚至干掉CD机.

ericzhu88

我就是这个意思

ericzhu88

比较遗憾没有和wadia170的对比

俺手上既有IPC 又有 独立解码器，这种东西很适合搞来玩玩，反正便宜

小白

网上查了下价格也就1200-1500元,加上一个平价优质解码器,比方MDAC,丽特DAC AM那样的,也就3千不到,和Wadia 170一个底座价格相仿. 插副耳机,应可获得不错音质了,比起耳机直插iPod,或者iPod+耳放,都要好得多了. 感觉是一个有潜力的,花费不多的发烧形式.

liuyindong2007

天龙也有一系列产品了：
http://denon.jp/products/ipod.html

yuanyuan8807

玩这个必须要在解码上投入的  不然就跟买个DOCK头一样 好解码 不便宜啊

巴人

小白不要急嘛，人家在8楼的引文已经说清楚了，它不过IPOD配套东东当中的“ king”而已，要跟CD比，请再看原文：
So, is it time to bin the CD player? Well, not quite; even a budget disc-spinner of decent quality can beat this for overall musicality.