Musicbook:SOURCE
LINDEMANN MUSICBOOK.
THE NEXT GENERATION.
There’s nothing which could not be made a little better. Even our highly
esteemed and very successful Musicbook series!
The first modification is instantly visible: a housing milled from solid
aluminium. That way the design becomes even more conclusive and the value is
appreciated. But the dimensions have remained the same.
But also inside quite a few changes have taken place. Beside a revised
converter architecture and the built-in phone preamp, the new Musicbook
SOURCE offers another extra: the newly developed Lindemann streaming
platform 4.0 for playing back studio master resolutions, Roon support and
five different streaming services. Of course, with a stable, easy-to-use app
for iOS and Android. Just to name a few of the numerous highlights!
Matching partners: the new Musicbook POWER 500/1000 power amplifiers. Owing
to our circuit design with a reduction to the essential and N-Core
technology, our power amps deliver a sound quality without compare. Even on
extremely power-hungry loudspeakers.
What more can we say? With the Musicbook series you get state-of-the-art
technology and ultimate performance on minimum space. Everything else you
should listen for yourself.
The new Musicbooks - now available!
What’s new?
As a signal source, the new Musicbook Source has an even more complete
equipment than the previous models. It offers connections for analog and
digital devices as well as top-level streaming.
The new streaming platform is already known from our Limetree series and has
been extended by some more features. For example, the unit is now fully
operable via the Lindemann app including comprehensive, customer-specific
setting options. Thus a remote control is no longer imperatively required.
Another highlight are resolutions of up to /24bit and DSD 256. This is all
possible also with WLAN because the device features up-to-date diversity
antenna technology. The supply of streaming services covers any audiophile
wishes: TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer, Highresaudio, and soon also Spotify Connect.
Of course, the Musicbook is Roon Ready. Owing to an automatic “Connect“
button, the device will also link to the router within seconds.
Another feature is the possibility to play back CDs on a DVD-ROM drive (such
as the Apple Superdrive), connected via USB. By the way, in a
phenomenal sound quality thanks to re-sampling in DSD.
Apropos! Here’s more news from the converter department. The circuitry is
now based on one of the world’s finest sounding converter modules, the
AK4493. It offers extremely low distortions, an exemplary musicality and
extraordinary resolutions of up to 768kHz and DSD512! In the Musicbook this
high-flyer is run in mono mode to further enhance resolution and dynamics.
The converter is assisted by a power supply of superlatives. Less than 1 µV
of noise and interference speak a clear language.
Our re-sampling concept, which will soon be 20 years old and was realized
for the first time in the legendary CD1, is now carried to extremes in the
new Musicbook. Re-sampling with the best sample rate converter on the world
market (180 dBs dynamics, 32-bit resolution) into a DSD signal of ultimate
precision opens up totally new worlds of sound for digital music
reproduction. For the reference clock we rely on the currently most
innovative timing technology: an MEMS Femto-Clock which shows no ageing and
is not vibration-sensitive, either.
The already excellent analog output stage was further improved as well. More
powerful drivers now also enable the use of headphones with a magnetostatic
drive and a low sensitivity. The level adjustment is done quite easily in
the app settings. Even as a headphone preamp the new Musicbook is now simply
world class.
Another novelty is the optional phono stage for MM cartridges. It has been
taken directly from the Limetree Phono and plays just marvelous. Even phono
stages which cost several times as much can in most cases not compete.
What has been dropped?
Compared to the previous model, a conspicuous detail is the missing USB
audio input. We decided to take this step in order to be able to
uncompromisingly optimize the Musicbook for streaming. For the music
playback via computer the awkward USB cable can meanwhile be omitted without
any losses. Well-known playback programs such as Audirvana or J.River Media
Center are dom inating the data transfer via DLNA/UPnP. That way the data
can be transmitted wireless between notebook and Musicbook via the network.
This sounds better and avoids the issue of a data transfer over mostly
expensive USB cables. Jitter bugs should therefore be a thing of the past!
What will the future bring?
Certainly even more fun with online streaming. HighRes playback with the
Musicbook already sets new standards in the field of digital audio. With
Qobuz Sublime+ or HighResAudio there is a portfolio of music in studio
master resolution available which leaves nothing to be desired. High-Res
streaming therefore sounds better than even the most costly CD players on
the market. We say: forget the CD, streaming in High-Res is the future! Nor
will you need to rip CDs any longer, for (almost) all this is available in
superior quality from streaming services. Here Roon is leading the way: when
playing a CD, the system will unnoticedly search at Qobuz for the High-Res
version of this track and offer it. This is how music listening goes today.
In order to help the customer to keep up in this fast developing market, we
have opted for a streaming platform which is powerful enough for all new
features. We call it
Streaming 4.0. We have been working on
this platform for two years and defined ambitious goals for us. A wealth of
features and at the same time an absolutely audiophile sound experience make
the Musicbook a pioneer in terms of audiophile streaming. Very important: by
web updates the customers can keep their Musicbooks continuously up to date.
Features
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Musicbook SOURCE
Housing milled from a solid aluminum block
All functions adjustable and controllable via the new Lindemann app.
Even easier and clearer.
New, considerably more powerful streaming platform:
Streaming 4.0, all audiophile
streaming services, streaming in studio master quality, Roon Ready.
Completely revised Re-sampling in DSD or PCM: zero jitter technology
with an MEMS FemtoClock.
Even better D/A converter: 2 AK4493s in mono mode. Unbeatable in
sound quality.
Further enhanced analog preamp: now with optional top-grade MM
input, high-current headphone amplifier with even better sound.
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Musicbook POWER 500/1000
Housing milled from a solid aluminum block
Stereo operation or (vertical) bi-amping with separate bass level
control: the troubleshooter for speaker placement problems.
N-Core technology: world class both metrologically and soundwise,
highly musical reproduction reminiscent of tubes.
Two power classes: 2 x 250 W @ 4 ohms (Power 500) or 2 X 500 W @ 4
ohms (Power 1000).
Absolutely safe operation and load stable down to 2.5 ohms
impedance.
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