ARIA is an all -in -type music server that was announced in 2013 and is currently sold overseas.The designed desktop PC is equipped with a maximum of 4TB HDD/SDD, and as a music player, as a server, as a streamer (music stream playback), and a ripper (CD ripping/preservation).It is a system for high -end users.Maximum 32bit/384kHz for PCM, 5 for DSD.Playback up to 6MHz is possible.Since the operation is based on the iPad or the Andorioid tablet (the Android version will be released soon), the main unit does not basically have an operation button.It is characterized by the fact that it can be completely operated on a PC -less, and anyone who is not good at PCs can easily use it.It also supports DLNA, so it is possible to link with various audio devices on the network.
iPadアプリで操作On the other hand, in 2014, ARIA Mini, a more compact system except for optical drive, was released.There is no S/PDIF output or AES/EBU output in terms of specifications, but it is almost the same because it cannot be used as a ripper functionally.In Japan, this ARIA mini is first launched later this year, ARIA updates the firmware, etc., and 11 of the DSD..It will be released next spring next year for 2MHz etc.The price is not clear yet, but the linear power supply is set, the ARIA mini equipped with a 2TB HDD is about 300,000 yen, the linear power supply is also set, and the ARIA equipped with a 4TB HDD seems to be about 700,000 yen.Although it is an expensive equipment, I heard a detailed story.
「aria min」は、光学ドライブを搭載しない小型モデル――First of all, please briefly introduce the company called Digibit.
Perez: We are a company in Madrid, Spain, established in 2008.I myself worked in the IT/Electronics industry, established the Spanish branch of Motorola as a general manager, and worked as a General Manager, Dialogic in the Intel Group, and served as a CEO, ASCAD CAD/CAM industry organization and apel.He has been the chairman of the e -learning industry group.However, he quit those jobs and established Digibit, a hobby company in 2008.
Until then, I loved listening to music, especially classics, and listened to records for hobbies and have audio equipment.However, as I ripped my CD and built my music data server, I was tired of the tag information that automatically assigned.So, as a company that builds SONATA DATABASE, which tags song information in a form of classical music, we started creating DIGIBIT.It's a company that is completely your hobby.I entered data with a stiffness, and was able to finish it as a database that covers 98%out of 75,000 classic CD albums, which are said to exist.
―― From the beginning, the purpose of audio equipment like ARIA was not the purpose.
Perez: That's right.However, this database alone did not become a business, so he changed his business in early 2013 and steered to develop the best computer audio equipment.In May of the same year, he announced a kit to convert Aria Music Server and OPPO BDP105 into Aria Music Server, attracting attention from users around the world.It is a music server that can be easily operated without using a computer. By setting a CD, it will be ripped automatically, and by comparing it to the Sonata Database mentioned above, most classic albums can be accurately tagged.And I think it's because the very high performance has been accepted.But it's just a story I just made.
Murai: ARIA users are more likely to be in their 50s and 60s worldwide.As with myself, I have a huge CD library, but with a CD, the letters are small and difficult to read, so it's hard to find the target song.However, if you use ARIA, it will automatically convert it to a database, and you can operate it on the iPad.With iPad, you can freely expand your letters.The other day, I rip all my CDs with ARIA for more than two days, but it's comfortable.I really think it's a product made from user needs.
CDをリッピングして、自動でデータベース化。iPadで操作する――This ARIA and ARIA mini correspond to PCM up to 384kHz/32bit, 5.Supports 6MHz DSD.In addition, DSD 11 next year.It is said that it will support 2MHz, but is there such high -resolution audio needs overseas?
グローバルのデジタル音楽売上('09年～'14年)出典:IFPI(国際レコード産業連盟)Perez: It is said that the music industry is now declining worldwide, but the sales of music content centered on downloading, not a package like a CD, but not a package like a CD., It is growing up to the right.Initially, compressed music such as MP3 was the center, but it is shifting to non -compression, and I think it will evolve into high -resolution in the future.As a high -resolution market, it is true that Japan is currently progressing, but I am convinced that the trend will spread worldwide in the future.
Murai: This data is a global industry group of digital music called IFPI.According to this data, it is noteworthy that it is growing at an annual rate of about 15 %.When I was talking to Juan Perez earlier, he said, "CDs are still working hard in Japan, but CDs are already dead in Europe."
――If you are in Japan, if you buy from E-ONKYOU MUSIC or OTOTOY, you can hear it.Is it possible to download it on the ARIA itself?
Murai: The download itself is performed on a PC and transferred by USB memory.By the way, depending on the song, there are cases where booklet such as liner notes is provided in PDF, but if you transfer the whole folder, the clip icon will be displayed when you look at the song, so if you tap this, pdf.Is open.
PDF形式のライナーノーツも見られる――What kind of equipment will you compete for ARIA?
Perez: I don't think there is a direct competition.However, LINN products are the best rivals in actual business.In the case of LINN, it has a speaker, so I think it is attractive that the system can be assembled in total.However, in the case of ARIA, it is also a major point that one unit is equipped with many functions, and it is possible to easily produce high -quality sounds with active speakers, and that a high -resolution surround environment can be easily built.