極品音響正式代理Playback Designs，Playback Designs位於美國，由Andreas Koch與Jonathan Tinn所創辦。Andreas於1982年就為瑞士的Studer ReVox工作，1984年就發明了專利的非同步數位取樣頻率轉換 (asynchronous digital audio sample rate converter)，離開Studer ReVox後，就到舊金山的Dolby Labs工作，參與創造出AC-1與AC-3的解碼格式...(未完)，Jonathan則是音響界裡的伯樂...



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Playback目前有兩樣產品，一是MPS-5 - Playback Designs Music Playback System 5，另一個是MPD-5 - Playback Designs Music Playback Digital to Analog Converter 5。

MPS-5使用修改後的Esoteric傳動系統，可讀SACD/CD，內部DAC可接受不同介面的輸入。



Digital inputs:
AES: XLR connector for AES/EBU formatted stereo linear PCM data, up to 24bits and up to 192kHz.
S/PDIF: same as AES, but S/PDIF formatted on RCA connector.
TOSLINK: same as S/PDIF, but on optical connector.
PLAYLINK: Proprietary links to future Playback Designs equipment.
PC: Direct USB connection to computers for sample rates up to 48kHz.

MPD-5與MPS-5相同，僅差在沒有轉盤，要升級成MPS-5也沒有問題。



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