Melco Syncrets Inc. was newly established on April, 2016 as a subsidiary of Melco Holdings Inc. – holding the most well-known and largest computer peripherals manufacturer “Buffalo Inc.” in Japan. On Feb, 2014, Buffalo Inc. launched Audiophile NAS Project to present the world`s first audiophile grade source component to access, store and deliver Hi-Res Digital Music without any of the compromises of computers and their peripherals, then debuted MELCO N1 Series at UK on Nov, 2014.To enter into the audio equiment business, Melco Syncrets Inc. became an independent company inherited Melco Audiophile NAS Project from Buffalo Inc. in 2016.The 1st Generation N1Z and N1A Series have achieved great success, changing NAS to a real “Music Library” therefore MELCO N1 Series are both music store and UPnP server, and are also a source for a USB-DAC.
Audio enthusiasts always understood that the music source was the most critical component in a complete Hi-Fi system. The finest performers, the most masterly record producers, and the best engineering, produces the very best source material to delight music lovers. Remember those carefully crafted turntables, arms and cartridges? With the introduction of CD a new era of Digital Music was born, initially limited by the capabilities of the CD carrier. Still audiophiles appreciated the need for the finest CD mastering, the best CD player mechanisms and the most advanced DAC technologies to enjoy the best musical experience. With the advent of High Resolution Digital Music, we can now avoid the limitations of the physical CD, and can access music data as it exists in the recording studio or editing suite without any limitation. Just as the artists intended.
Many exciting players now exist to allow enjoyment of those High Resolution files. While this is all good news however, the concept of the true ‘source component’ has been lost, as the distribution, storage, and delivery of the large Hi-Res music files to the player are now entrusted to computer type devices and technologies. This is unfortunate as there are a great many aspects of Digital Music that cannot possibly be addressed by computer peripherals, and so it is not possible to fully enjoy the original musical experience as the performers and producers would have hoped. The only real solution is to create a true ‘Source Component’ for High Resolution Digital Music including accessing the Hi-Res music, storing and managing the music, and making the Hi-Res music available to the chosen Digital Music Player. So, developed by audiophiles, for audiophiles, Melco is proud to present the world’s first true High Resolution Digital Music source – with none of the compromises of the computer peripherals market. With a real source component to access, store and deliver Hi-Res music, Melco offers the opportunity for the music lover to finally enjoy studio quality Hi-Res digital music without any compromise.