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About Escient

McIntosh is based in Indianapolis. It is part of D&M Holdings Inc. of Japan, which also owns the Marantz, Denon and Escient brands.

Products from Escient

Fireball SE-80 Music Server

Storage: 80GB

Compression: MP3, WMA, FLAC (playback only)

Uncompressed: Yes

CD Ripping: Yes

Internet Radio: Yes

CD Player/Burner: Yes/Yes

Wireless: No

User Interface: IR remote, Web page, TV

External CD Changer Interface: No

Connectivity: SPD/IF optical out, analogue RCA, Ethernet

Availability: Worldwide

Approx. Price: $999

Fireball E-2 Series Music Servers

Storage: 100GB to 400GB

Compression: MP3, WMA, FLAC

Uncompressed: Yes

CD Ripping: Yes

Internet Radio: Yes

CD Player/Burner: Yes/Yes

Wireless: No

User Interface: IR remote, Web page, TV

External CD Changer Interface: Yes

Connectivity: SPD/IF optical and coax in/out, analogue RCA in/out, Ethernet

Availability: Worldwide

Approx. Price: $1,999 (100GB)