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Music Servers-Why so few?

With the explosion of Dacs and discussions of computer audio one would think the server market would flourish as well. Where are all of the "big" names and their offerings? They can certainly produce Dacs. With the exception of Bryston, it seems the small companies are the only ones who offer something and then its a crapshoot as to who will be able to answer an email or have a decent website with useful information. Where are they?
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The Cambridge NP30 seems like a great way to accomplish computer music without a computer being on. From what I gather, it's very similar to the Bryston BDP-1 in that you can connect a USB drive and control it through an iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app. Unlike the BDP-1, it has an internal DAC and can do internet radio. Not sure about services like Pandora and the like though.

I'd imagine the BDP-1 sounds better and is built better, knowing both Bryston and Cambridge. Not that Cambridge is a slouch by any means, but Bryston is in a higher class for many reasons.

No experience with the Cambridge and only heard the BDP-1 once, so no comparisons beyond features from me.
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