The Request S4.2500 is a premium digital media system with a high flying price tag and the technical as well as multimedia features to match. This media server on steroids will give you what themanufacturer says is a top notch listening experience and an estimated one year of continuous music playback without skipping a beat. 
The Request S4.2500 Music Server At the heart of the Request S4.2500 is 1.5TB (read: Terabytes) of storage, which holds an estimated 2,500 CDs worth of music in WAV format or 8,000CDs in MP3 format. CDs can be ripped by the media server directly via the slot loading CD drive. Besides being capable of ripping to WAV or MP3 format, the Request S4.2500 can also encode in FLAC orOgg Vorbis format for those who prefer this file type. Regardless of the music file medium, owners of the Request S4.2500 will be looking to their device with an $18,500 price tag to pump outworthy sound. Request strives hard to deliver with a professional grade audio design. This server makes use of “balanced circuitry” and “a differential amplifier” to doublethe audio signal level and cancel internal noise corruption, resulting in a sound delivery which reportedly better reveals the “nuances and subtleties that make your hair stand on end and yourspine tingle”. Joining these specialized audio touches are additional features like digital audio processing at 24-bit with a 192kHz D/A converter, balanced AES/EBU output with worldclock sync, 24kt gold connectors and aircraft grade fasteners. This is all housed in a 60 pound solid aluminum chassis with a silver-matte finish, diamond cut components and an etched glass centerwindow. In terms of music management across your home, the Request S4.2500 is capable of controlling four independent zones to provide different music in different rooms. Music can also bestreamed across the Internet from one home to another through Request synching technology. This is all managed through the media server’s built-in Web controls for point and click selections onoptions such as playing or streaming music files and playlists; and if you have another Request music server, they will synchronize automatically so your music collection is wherever you want -world-wide! Other features of the Request S4.2500 include built-in iPod connectivity, audio playback of the Ogg Vorbis music format, an optional visual control interface through an attachedNTSC/PAL monitor, 10/100 Ethernet support, wireless control through a 64-button remote, front and rear USB ports for keyboard entry, front IR receiver and a front status LED. More informationon the Request S4.2500 can be found at Request’s Web site.
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Request S4.2500
AudioReQuest Fusion Special Edition
The Special Edition model, a/k/a the “Little Red ReQuest,†allows music lovers to store, organize, and access their music by song title, artist, album, genre, and personal playlists. Advanced integration and networking features make AudioReQuest a superior choice for multi-room, multi-source, and multi-location AV systems.
Music formats supported include industry-standard MP3 compressed audio at all bit rates and variants, as well as the uncompressed WAV and FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) formats. This gives Fusion the unique ability to deliver all the power and convenience of storing complete collections of music at the very best quality with uncompromised, truly audiophile-standard sound.
ReQuest Fusion Pro 250 Media Server
Quote from the review:
“I have been heavily critical of the Request Fusion 250 as a cutting edge product in a new category. Clearly, it has a lot of room to improve, but I want to be clear
Audio Formats Explained
Introduction
Now that home theaters and home entertainment centers seem to be here to stay, I guess it is safe to say that the old fashion single speaker televisions are relegated to the museum. As such, it appears to be the right time to examine the plethora of audio options and different audio formats that have moved from the theaters into our homes. Most of us now have speakers placed all over the room and with the newer formats coming out even more speakers are on the horizon. We have turned over the design of our living rooms to these speakers and center our lives over the best position to listen to the sounds from our favorite films and television shows. Even the modest speakers found in our home computers have given way to speaker arrays surrounding our desks. So sit back, grab a cup of coffee and let’s run through the various audio formats common to those little boxes next to our television sets.
