Anyone know when Bridge III will release for DSD Sr? Also, will it support Octave Records DSD playback?
I donāt think anyone knows the date. There was some discussion recently where Paul said they werenāt sure if the āBridge IIIā will be a slide in card, same as Bridge II, or a separate box. So the physical configuration is still undetermined. Paul has said that āBridge IIIā would be at least six months behind the release of the Octave server. They want to get the software right in the server before putting it in āBridge IIIā. Since the Octave Server is still a few months out donāt plan on Bridge III being available for many months.
Should add that āBridge IIIā will support DSD. Octave Records DSD is just like any other DSD.
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Thanks pmotz!
Iāll have to decide the route I want to go. I was really liking some of the ideas Paul had for Octave regarding music info/album art etc. If the server had some equalization/room correction that would be nice as well. Any of this that they can provide with bridge III would be great since I already have a pretty bullet-proof NAS and mac setup that does not require another dedicated external server.
Iām mostly looking forward to DSD music being produced by Octave records. I LOVE all of the āPaulās Picksā benchmark tracks. If octave records is anything like āPaulās Picksā it will simply be a home run - Paul has a great ear for well recorded media imo.
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