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IFA 2006: Hard-disk drive hi-fi from Denon
The D-F103 is capable of storing up to 10,000 
songs and can rip tracks
from inserted CDs and store them on the HDD. The system also comes with a USB
port for transferring tracks between portable devices and an even more handy
Ethernet jack for hooking the system up to a PC for some streaming.
There’s a useful offline database CD containing 350,000 Gracenote CD
Database (CDDB) titles so that the system will display even untitled tracks
that you have ripped. If the CD you just ripped isn’t there, then the Ethernet
jack will let you find what you need at the Gracenote Web site which boasts
track-listing information for nearly every CD on the planet – about 4 million
CDs.
Last week, Wharfedale launched a similar system through Argos, with a
price tag of £200. However, Denon being Denon, will be asking you to dig that
bit deeper for a wallet-crushing £900 when this ships later in the month.
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