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Rumors of the demise of music on physical media aren’t true. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the trade organization of major music companies: “Recorded music revenues in the USA grew 27% in the first half of 2021 versus the prior year, from $5.6 to $7.1 billion at retail value.”
However, despite the resurgence in CDs, vinyl and even cassettes, many of us are now turning to streaming services like TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify and Amazon for our music needs. Streaming is more convenient and gives you access to hi-res digital versions of almost any recorded track. So, if you fancy switching to streaming, but your audio system only has a turntable or a CD player, how can you get online and enjoy high-res music downloads?
NAD has just announced the NAD CS1, an affordable music streamer with audiophile-grade components that can play high-resolution audio up to 24-bit/192kHz. The CS1 offers Bluetooth, Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi and supports the most popular streaming and casting protocols, including Apple AirPlay 2, GoogleCast, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and Roon. The NAD CS1 is also certified for network sharing via DNLA/UPnP protocols and will be sold in March 2023.
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NAD says there are many ways to play music through the NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer. Listeners can stream from their smartphone, tablet or computer using Bluetooth to pair the CS1 with a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Listeners can also use AirPlay 2 to stream CD-resolution audio from almost any app on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or an iTunes library running on a Windows PC. With GoogleCast, users can cue up music in any Cast-enabled app on a mobile device or personal computer, then transfer playback to the CS1.
The CS1’s Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect functions mean users can cue up music in the smartphone apps for those streaming services, then transfer playback to the CS1. Roon subscribers can also play music from their digital libraries and streaming services with resolutions up to 24-bit/192kHz.
The NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer has an advanced differential digital section based on Texas Instruments PCM5141 DAC, a chip known for low noise, excellent dynamic performance and immunity to clock jitter. It also offers full MQA rendering and decoding capability for playing master-quality music from TIDAL.
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Users can connect the CS1 to a home audio system via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. The CS1 also has a pair of RCA analog outputs for connection to a stereo receiver, integrated amp, preamplifier or even a pair of powered speakers. Also included are optical and coaxial outputs for sending digital audio at up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution to powered loudspeakers with digital inputs, an AV receiver or an external DAC.
So, if you have an old-school but great-sounding hi-fi system and you want to add streaming capability at a reasonable price, the NAD CS1 might be the one for you.
Pricing & Availability: The NAD CS1 will be available in retail shops and from NADElectronics.com with an expected price of $349 / £299 / €399 from March 2023.
More info: www.NADelectronics.com
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‘Ms. Picard does sincerely recognize what has happened here,’ the judge said of her willingness to complete community service
Published Apr 24, 2024 • 2 minute read
Leaving her elderly father on a basement floor for two days in a soiled adult diaper won’t mean jail for a Calgary woman.
Justice Indra Maharaj accepted a joint Crown and defence submission on Wednesday for a two-year-less-a-day conditional sentence order for Tara Picard to be followed by 12 months of probation.
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Prosecutor Donna Spaner and defence counsel Shaun Leochko proposed a community-based term which will include eight months of 24-hour house arrest followed by a nightly curfew for the second eight months.
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Maharaj also agreed with the lawyers to order Picard to commit 300 hours of community service over the length of the three-year sentence.
The Calgary Court of Justice noted that amount of community-service hours was “a lot” to commit to.
But Maharaj said it showed Picard, 52, was truly remorseful for her conduct towards her father, whom Postmedia is not identifying because of the embarrassing nature of the facts of the case.
“What that shows me is Ms. Picard does sincerely recognize what has happened here,” the judge said of her willingness to complete community service.
“What I interpret from that is Ms. Picard’s willingness to give back to the community.”
Picard pleaded guilty in January to charges of assault and failing to provide the necessaries of life to her 77-year-old father.
Court heard caregivers found the elderly Calgary man on the basement floor of his daughter’s southeast home wearing a soiled adult diaper.
At the time, Picard was responsible for her father’s day-to-day care after he was moved to her residence, Spaner, reading from a statement of agreed facts, told court at the time.
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“He had a number of medical ailments, including non-insulin dependent diabetes, coronary artery disease, some early onset dementia-like symptoms and chronic alcoholism,” Spaner said.
“(He) had been living independently in a Calgary apartment building. Family members became concerned that he was not caring for himself safely.”
With the help of Alberta Health Services he was moved to a home where Picard resided.
A registered nurse assigned to his care attended the 38 Street S.E. home on Nov. 15, 2021, to drop off food bank supplies for him and was told he was sleeping downstairs.
When the nurse called about an hour and a half later and spoke to the man on the phone he said he was lying on the floor, had fallen and was unable to get up.
When she returned to the home with a co-worker she found the victim lying on his back on the floor.
“(He) said that he had been lying on the floor for two days,” Spaner said.
Leochko said Picard was overwhelmed by the situation she was thrust into.
“It really was more than she could handle,” he said.
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@juanhall: I gotta say, this was the most interesting bike in this post….love that Intense is experimenting with gearboxes…I can see it have a huge effect on DH bikes….thank god there’s still people pushing things. Now, they need to make an Enduro bike with the Pinion MGU!
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The City of Pointe-Claire would like to inform you that the Bob-Birnie arena will be closed for its annual maintenance as of Monday, April 29. The Annex rink will reopen to the public on Monday, May 13, and the arena’s Main rink will be accessible as of Monday, June 3.
Public skating will resume on May 13, and the summer public activities programming will begin on June 3 when both rinks have reopened to the public.
In addition to the annual maintenance of the facility, two renovation projects are also scheduled to start at the same time:
Installation of new sound systems
The City will be replacing its current sound systems in both the Main rink and Annex rink, to offer arena visitors a better overall experience, whether watching from the stands or participating in on-ice activities. This project is expected to be conducted throughout the month of May.
Renovation of locker rooms in the Main Rink
The City will also be renovating the five locker rooms located in the Main rink, to bring up to date the amenities currently available to participants. These renovations are expected to begin in early May and will be completed by mid-August.
For all information about the Bob-Birnie arena, visit the arena’s page on our website.
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