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Post by PinkFloyd on Oct 13, 2010 22:03:45 GMT
Coming shortly.... The AUNE "Mini APE" player! We are getting an exclusive preview / test ride of the APE as soon as it comes out (end of October, beginning of November)  Fresh from the jungle comes the Mini APE! You have already witnessed the Panda, now it's time to witness the Mini APE in all it's chest thumping, macho glory! This will retail at $300 USD. Not as large as the "BIG APE" player but the Mini APE claims it can do the "full" Tarzan, just like it's Dad. Can it? All will be revealed soon.... the Mini APE is on it's way to Scotland and I am all ready to receive it at the Pinko Zoo    It's a bit unclear what the Mini Ape actually does but, from my sources at the Aune sanctuary for musical apes, it does the following : The mini APE is a high quality HIFI CD player, it does not need to frequent to change the CD disks. It can support a large volume of U plate and SD card, support 24bit documents and 192k/CUE with digital broadcast.
MINI APE has remote control function ,it use the top WM8741 chips, sweet voice, dynamic broad!
MINI APE combination with the mini AMP can become a small Home Audio system!!ok... fair enough.... I think I've got the gist of that..... I'll try and get more info on "storage" capacity etc. Mike. |
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Post by mrarroyo on Oct 14, 2010 0:47:37 GMT
Just what Alex needs a digital media player!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2010 2:37:15 GMT
Just what Alex needs a digital media player! Miguel I doubt that this unit will do what I require, but I will withhold judgement until I see further details. It would need to have either Toslink or Coax SPDIF Out, at the original resolution of the stored files to interface with my SC DAC, which will be far superior to the internal DAC. Many otherwise interesting units downsample the digital output to 48KHZ That's not a criticism of the Aune design,. but just that there is only so much power supply improvement etc. that you can fit inside a unit that size. If it was able to accept a USB pen as well as a memory card, that would certainly make it more appealing to me, as I would otherwise need to use a USB external gizmo to write to the memory card. That alone would be a source of degradation. This unit could very well be a big step up for many people. Let's wait until we see Mike's report. Alex. |
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Post by leo on Oct 14, 2010 8:18:46 GMT
Looks interesting, I've been playing about with a QA550 SD card player . It doesn't have an internal dac so you have to plug a separate external one in by co-axial , toslink or I2S direct. Its not user friendly at all which is a shame because the SQ is very good, has to be WAV files (no hi res stuff).
Anyway if the Ape is much more user friendly than the QA550 it should make a very good product. I presume going by the name of the unit it'll play APE files ?
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Post by pagan on Oct 14, 2010 10:29:13 GMT
It's been in China/Hong Kong for a while now. early version? en.hifidiy.net/Home_page/200910/t20091019_2249.htmBeen developed on the Chinese forums since 2008. It was IDE HDD, DHCP or Static IP. I was looking at it early this year, but at US$599.00 quoted without HDD, it was very expensive for a USB/Network player. It did have coax and optical outs. Runs on Linux. Let's see what version 2 is like..... |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2010 10:34:44 GMT
It's been in China/Hong Kong for a while now. early version? en.hifidiy.net/Home_page/200910/t20091019_2249.htmBeen developed on the Chinese forums since 2008. It was IDE HDD, DHCP or Static IP. I was looking at it early this year, but at US$599.00 quoted without HDD, it was very expensive for a USB/Network player. It was using WM8741 dac's with coax and optical outs. Runs on Linux. Let's see what version 2 is like..... Allan I saw that too. It was it's big brother.Let's see if it's Digital Out, downsamples like most other players do. Alex |
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Post by PinkFloyd on Oct 14, 2010 13:33:44 GMT
Alex, I will shortly have the full details / specs of the Mini Ape and will post here as soon as I have them. The Mini Ape is due for release the end of October. There is also the Big Ape which I will try to get details on.... here is the only pic I have of the Big Ape:  Mike. |
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Post by PinkFloyd on Oct 15, 2010 8:19:45 GMT
Here is the info as it came regarding the Aune Mini Ape:
About the mini APE he has the 336M CPU. IC 2G flashCsram64M memory card.
The mini APE
The specification :
1) It can support 24bit/192K
2) When play APE , it can support CUE
3) Support APE ,WAV,FLAC, AAC ,MP3 format
4) prepositive SD card , U disk port , support moving HDD , mermo
5) the WM8805 +WM8740 DAC inside, use the IIS connect , support 24Bit /192K
6) it have the cosxial input, it can be used as a separate DAC
Net Weight 1.8 KG
Size F165mm*135mm*61mm
Chassis material: aluminum alloy
Chassis Description: black
Input F*coaxial ~1 input CUSB~2Input: coaxial~ 1, USB x2
Output terminals : analog RCA ~1:1, light, coaxial ~1 brazing
Power supply : DC12 2APower adapter
The retail price for it will : $300USD
The following refers to the Big Ape player:
More questions you can check with me, by the way, about the big APE player, I think more details I will send to you later, as it will have at next month, about it , please check :
Specification :
1. Support 192K /24bit
2. support APE ( C1000,C2000 ,C3000 ) , FlAC ( level 0-lecel 6) , TTA , WAV , MP3 , CUE
3. high quality digital record
4. support WIFI and website , it can software upgrade
5. can support moving IDE, USB ,SD card port
6. can change from different HDD, change from different format
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Post by PinkFloyd on Oct 15, 2010 9:26:28 GMT
You can see the Mini Ape here at the Aune stand at a recent Chinese Hi-Fi fair.... Candy tells me there was massive interest over it:  Here are the other Aune products that were at the fair:  I will be speaking to the owner of HiFiDiynet on the phone next Monday so if you have any questions you'd like me to ask then let me know. |
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Post by XTRProf on Oct 15, 2010 9:37:01 GMT
Q yes. Does it output 24bits / 192khz at the coaxial / toslink as with Alex.  |
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Post by leo on Oct 15, 2010 20:38:43 GMT
If this can play 24/192 and output it untouched by co-axial this would be great would make an excellent partner for a hi-res dac |
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Post by PinkFloyd on Nov 14, 2010 21:53:02 GMT
The Mini APE is on it's way next week I will send it to interested parties for an audition once I have finished having a good listen. Mike. |
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Post by PinkFloyd on Nov 19, 2010 4:33:04 GMT
Mini APE has been delayed but will be sent next week, they are testing the review sample |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2010 19:52:43 GMT
Jeez Mike. Are you wound up? You were up before me!!!
That unit looks really nice. Even better if it has the same kind of sig as the amp.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Nov 19, 2010 21:09:45 GMT
Jeez Mike. Are you wound up? You were up before me!!! That unit looks really nice. Even better if it has the same kind of sig as the amp. Dunno quite what happened last night Ian, one of those very rare occasions when I woke up in the dark and couldn't get back to sleep.... turned out quite good though as I spent an hour talking to a girl in China (the Panda girl).... first time I've used MSN messenger to actually "talk", it was great They have been "fully testing" the unit before they ship it to me, I'm really looking forward to it too! It's a bit different to what I usually listen to music through so should be fun |
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Post by leo on Nov 19, 2010 23:58:33 GMT
Look forward to updates on this . Very surprised theres not been a lot more interest in this type of player
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Post by PinkFloyd on Nov 21, 2010 0:23:31 GMT
Look forward to updates on this . Very surprised theres not been a lot more interest in this type of player Same here... if bits and bytes are the way to go then it's only natural that players like the mini ape / big ape should take centre stage in the zoo |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2010 1:19:43 GMT
Look forward to updates on this . Very surprised theres not been a lot more interest in this type of player Same here... if bits and bytes are the way to go then it's only natural that players like the mini ape / big ape should take centre stage in the zoo There is avery good chance that it will further improve if used in conjunction with a good 12V 2A Linear PSU. Perhaps as described in another thread in the DIY area, or perhaps Mike may make something suitable available ? |
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Post by XTRProf on Dec 1, 2010 4:37:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2010 12:08:00 GMT
Candy sent me a couple from Singapore Chong, says it went really well  Which of those two are Candy? I know that Chinese people take western names to help sales, but Candy may have got something wrong .......  |
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Post by PinkFloyd on Dec 1, 2010 12:19:33 GMT
Candy sent me a couple from Singapore Chong, says it went really well Which of those two are Candy? I know that Chinese people take western names to help sales, but Candy may have got something wrong .......  I can assure you that Candy is a female Ian I have spoken to her on MSN messenger voice chat... she has an incredible command of the English language, a LOT better than my knowledge of Chinese which is, basically, chop suey and egg fried rice  |
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Post by PinkFloyd on Dec 1, 2010 12:21:10 GMT
By the way........ from left to right...... Winston, Gary and Kevin |
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