Slim Devices SLIM DEVICES Audio formats, Internet Radio, firmware, Architecture

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SLIM DEVICES

Audio formats

• Lossless Formats (Apple Lossless, FLAC, WMA Lossless)

• “Bit-perfect” CD audio streaming, with reduced storage and bandwidth usage.

• Approximately 2:1 compression ratio

• Uncompressed formats (AIFF, WAV, PCM)

• Supports raw pass-through of uncompressed PCM audio formats

• Digital passthrough to S/PDIF for DTS

• Compressed formats (MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, MP2, MusePack, WMA)

• MPEG decoding uses MAD software, widely regarded as the most accurate, most compatible MP3

decoder.

• High accuracy 24-bit synthesis

• Supports all MP3 data rates and sample rates, including VBR

• May be streamed in PCM (raw), MP3 (transcoded), or FLAC (transcoded) formats

• Sound Check and Replay Gain support for automatic volume control.

• Some formats may require additional software installation (e.g. Quick-time), depending on platform.

• “Always-on” Internet Radio, powered by SqueezeNetwork, lets you tune in to Internet Radio streams even

when the home PC is switched off.

• Quick selection from hundreds of Internet Radio streams offered by Slim Devices’ partners.

• Internet Radio favorites can be saved in a playlist for easy access.

• Displays song title information during playback

• Support for MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and WMA formatted Internet Radio streams

• Flash upgradable ﬁrmware

• Network settings are stored in non-volatile memory

• Auto-conﬁguration for most networks

• Easy setup for wireless networks

• 325 MHz 8-way multithreaded RISC processor

• “Pure software” SlimDSP™ architecture

• Field-upgradable Xilinx CPLD

• 64Mb high-speed RAM

• 16Mb program ﬂash

• Low-power design, fanless