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When we connected the FireBall to an old, 20-inch color TV, we found navigating the unit's musical contents to be refreshingly simple and entertaining. Whenever this DAR encounters new music, it downloads the album art, song titles, and other information from Gracenote's CDDB database. Content is sorted by song, album, genre, and user-created playlists. Additionally, Open Globe enables the ordering of CDs through FireBall, although buying downloads isn't possible yet.
With a rated recording speed of 8X, the FireBall took nearly 10 minutes to record a full MP3 disc. The unit rips audio CDs to its hard drive at a rated 6X speed; in our tests, it took 8 minutes to rip a 547MB Stereolab CD. All audio stored on the hard drive is converted to the MP3 format, and recording bit-rate options range from 96Kbps to 320Kbps. Overall, the FireBall's ripping and recording performance is better than average when compared to those of other DARs. The unit, which utilizes Crystal Semiconductor converters, consistently yielded excellent sonic results.
Despite a few notable shortcomings, the FireBall is one of the most advanced DARs that we've seen. Custom installers can't afford not to know about this jaw-dropper, but the average consumer will be satisfied with a less pricey unit. Though it lacks video-display output, Rio's $1,500 offers many of the same features. Those on a tight budget who want a simpler solution should check out Perception Digital's .
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