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About Hermstedt

Hermstedt AG is based in Mannheim, Germany and was founded in 1987. Originally a vendor of ISDN and DSL products, it has recently branched into digital music reproduction. Some of its products are sold in North America under the Olive label.

Products from Hermstedt

Hifidelio Pro Music Server

Storage: 160GB

Compression: MP3 and MP3 VBR, AIFF, WAV, FLAC. Playback only: OGG/Vorbis, AAC (not DRM protected)

Uncompressed: Yes

CD Ripping: Yes

Internet Radio: Yes

CD Player/Burner: Yes/Yes

Wireless: Yes, built-in

User Interface: IR remote, built-in LCD screen

External CD Changer Interface: No

Connectivity: S/PDIF optical and coax out, analogue RCA in/out, Ethernet 4-port switch, 2xUSB 2.0

Availability: Worldwide (badged as Olive in North America)

Approx. Price: £799 (UK) / EUR 1000

Note: Also available is the Hifidelo with smaller hard disk