Roku Pinnacle Soundbridge M1000

Lastig om hier afscheid van te nemen, vooal ook door die spectrumanalyzer. Alleen dat was al de reden om hem aan te hebben, net als dat je een lava-lamp ook niet aandoet voor het licht. Maar de kast waarin ik hem had opgeborgen, is niet zijn plaats. Wie denkt hem nog aan het werk te kunnen zetten? Komt met voeding, manual en remote.

Prijs is incl. verzenden; ophalen te Amsterdam Oud-Zuid kan ook.

"I was rummaging around the other day and found my old streamer, a Roku SoundBridge M1000. This was Roku's first product way back before there was any such thing as video streaming. I got it in 2005, so it's about 20 years old. It is long since abandoned, but I'm guessing if I hooked it up it would still work. I still have the original packing stuff, and bonus, an actual printed User Guide with detailed instructions, diagrams, screen shots, and everything.

It cost about $200 at the time, and its feature set rivals many modern streamers. It has ethernet (100BaseT) and wi-fi (802.1b) for connecting to your network. It has coax/optical S/PDIF outs, and a 3.5 mm analog stereo out and included a RCA "Y" adapter.

The manual says it has a 20 bit DAC (chip unknown), minimum line output of 2.83 volts, THD of -90db typical, and dynamic range of 90db typical, signal to noise ratio of 96db, frequency response of 20khz.

Supported audio formats are MP3, WMA, WMA lossless (converted to PCM), WAV, AIFF, LPCM, ALAC, FLAC, Ogg-Vorbis (via SqueezePlay). A note elsewhere says it supports 5.1 DTS and Dolby Digital via digital outputs. Supported sample rates are 8.0, 11.025, 12.0, 16.0, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48kHz. Supported bit depths are 8 and 16, mono or stereo.

Supported protocols/software are Windows Media Connect, iTunes, UPnP, Rhapsody (via UPnP), MusicMatch (UPnP), SlimServer. Oh, and I almost forgot. You could set up Internet Radio stations, too!

It has a "vacuum fluorescent" display that shows the currently playing track, time, progress, and level meters. You can use the included remote for setup and to browse the connected server library. It is extremely tedious as you can imagine. It also has a built-in web controller for setup and playback.

Under a section called "Geeks read this" it mentions a Telnet command line interface on port 4444. It also mentions API docs at their website for making your own UPnP apps.

Anyway, I ripped all my CDs to WMA lossless and got the Roku SoundBridge M1000 and used it to play back files using Windows Media Player. I later replaced that with JRiver, which saw it as a UPnP renderer. It all worked great with little or no drama.

I'm guessing this was one of the first multi-purpose streamers, and we've come a long way since then. But, it was pretty impressive for the time."

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"The SoundBridge was a simple looking, inexpensive device from a new (at the time) company. What makes the SoundBridge worthy of consideration is that it was was one of the world’s first network audio streamers.
The SoundBridge was a standalone Hi-Fi component, similar to a turntable or a cassette deck, which meant that the SoundBridge could be easily added to an existing audio system. For the first time, users could stream music from a digital source to their speakers or headphones.
The SoundBridge was capable of streaming from a variety of sources. Subscribers to online music services such as iTunes or Rhapsody could stream music from those sources. Users could also stream music from their own personal music library, after installing suitable server software on their home computer. You could also listen to a wide range of Internet radio stations without the need to power on a computer, including Roku’s own “Roku Radio” service.
The elegantly designed SoundBridge was housed in an attractive aluminum enclosure to fit in aesthetically with a Hi-Fi system, and it included a wireless remote control for ease of use.
Today, we take all of these capabilities for granted, but the Roku SoundBridge was one of the first network streamers to incorporate all of these elements."