IDEON Audio – Absolute Stream Meta

IDEON Audio – Absolute Stream Meta Streamer / Server

The most innovative streamer / music rendering engine today

4TB standard Internal Storage – ROON Core embedded – Qobuz seamless Integration.
It is a high-performance device which will play all your musical libraries whether they are on an external hard-disk or NAS. Just as importantly, the absolute Stream will play audio from internet sources, i.e. radio and web services such as Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, etc.

Design principles

When we set out to design the AbsolAute Stream, we aimed at achieving extraordinary sound to complement the Absolute DAC.
This quality target led us to conceive the Absolute Stream as an audio device dedicated to music playback, rather than as a computer tweaked to play music.
We applied our design principles with no-compromise to the Absolute Stream: massively over-engineered power supply, abundant ultra-low noise power, discreet power lines to critical points of the circuit, circuit stability and isolation, constant phase / timing correction.

Real-Time core playback

Core CPU highly prioritized for audio playback only, ensuring optimized performance and sound quality

Realize the potential of your music

The Absolute-Stream will play your private libraries from HDs or NAS, it works as a Roon bridge rendering your music into the device’s CPU, and of course, it renders Internet streaming services with maximum possible integration (Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, Web radios, etc)

Future-proof phase correction

For jitter elimination, a specially designed re-clocking circuit, comprising of an no-compromise femto clock architecture, embedded in Absolute Stream as standard and not as an option with extra charge. This is an upgradable platform to protect our customers’ investment.

Over spec’d Power Supply

Huge, linear, power supplies have become an Ideon Audio trademark. The Absolute Stream has a very large main power bank composed of audiophile, low esr, silk caps; we also included a high-wattage, hand-made, audiophile transformer.

Manufacturer’s website Ideon Audio

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Description

IDEON Audio Absolute Stream Meta Specifications:

Real-time core playback. Rendering CPU highly prioritized for audio playback only, ensuring highly optimized sound quality
Works as Roon bridge, rendering your music from NAS or HDs into the Absolute Stream’s core CPU
Internet streaming services ready with maximum allowed integration or via UPNP (Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, internet radio, etc)
Proprietary, femto clock re-clocking circuit on an upgradable platform
Very large main capacitors power bank (low esr, audiophile silk caps), and hand-made audiophile transformer
Proprietary, zero-noise rectification bridge eliminates diode-rectification noise
Ultra-low-noise, linear power supplies, across all board voltage points
Proprietary, ultra-low esr special bypass power filter improving the transient current for the CPU (spectacular sound improvement!);
Short signal paths without wiring
Simplified, bare-bones operation avoids internal noise-inducing circuits
Audiophile design & solid aluminium construction

SUPPORTED FORMATS (INPUT DEPENDENT)	44.1kHz to 384kHz PCM up to 32 bits, any DSD (up to 8xDSD)
SYSTEM SSD	128GB for OS system
INTERNAL STORAGE	Roon Core with 4TB for Music Libraries
DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT	2 X USB with proprietary Re-Clocking (one with 5v rail, one without)
INPUT	Ethernet
EXTERNAL CONNECTIVITY	2 X USB 3.0 for external HD Music Libraries
POWER SUPPLY	3 X ultra-low noise full Linear power supplies (for all different voltage needs). No Switching power supply at any point of the device
DIMENSIONS (W x H x D)	490 x 350 x 110 mm ( (19.2 x 13.7 x 4.3 in)
WEIGHT	22 kg (~ 49 lbs)

Please see reviews below:

Ideon Audio Absolute Stream Meta Streamer / Server review by “Stereophile” Magazine, November 2024
Complete review at HERE

IDEON Audio Absolute Epsilon DAC / Stream / Time review in
“Part-Time Audiophile” Online Magazine, March 2024
Complete review at https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2024/03/03/ideon-audio-absolute-digital-suite-review/