“I have reviewed many music servers, but few have impressed me as much as the Melco N10. It does everything right, and very little wrong.”
— Alan Sircom, HiFi+ (UK)
British high-end audio publication HiFi+ recently reviewed the MELCO N10 music server and D100 CD drive, offering an enthusiastic and insightful evaluation. Veteran reviewer Alan Sircom positions the N10 as a reference-class solution for digital playback, stating it “redefines what a music server should do.”
Review Summary
Sircom’s review highlights the MELCO N10 as a true high-end digital transport—offering outstanding sound quality, design, and usability. He describes it as “musically engaging, clean, and natural,” capable of delivering a wide, layered soundstage with remarkable tonal finesse.
The D100, when used for ripping CDs to the N10’s internal storage, is similarly praised. Sircom notes that it extracts more musical detail than conventional drives, sometimes prompting users to re-rip their entire collection just to experience the full sonic benefit.
Together, the N10 and D100 are described as offering “a very high level of digital replay, with a musical naturalness that few rivals can approach.”
For listeners with large CD libraries or a passion for digital fidelity, this pairing is more than a solution—it’s an upgrade path to deeper musical engagement.
Read the full review on HiFi+ – click here.