Melco Audio E100A

The E100A audiophile hard disk drive offered an extra 8 TB of audio-grade storage for Melco digital music libraries which is succeeding model of E100 in 2018.

Sharing the N100 series’ half-width chassis, the E100A expansion drive seamlessly extended Melco-quality storage when extra capacity was needed especially for users who use RoonCore, PC and Music Server.

The E100A is different from previous model E100 improved of original main board and re-selected bigger capacity 8TB HDD. 

E100A is a specially selected audiophile-grade HDD drive, a Melco circuit board, plus Melco’s Highly Stable Storage System (HS-S2).

The E100A also found a home in a number of recording studios where performance, build quality and reliability are vital attributes for equipment chosen by studio engineers.

• Newly selected 3.5 inch 8TB HDD after comparative listening tests
• Higher grade and high-quality clock-generator for better signal transmission
• Half-width chassis with hairline finish aluminum front and top panel to match PC and Mac
• 2 mm-thick under-chassis provides great rigidity
• Thick aluminum casework
• 3.6 kg (almost 3.6x that of standard IT drives)
• Melco’s Highly Stable Storage System same as flagship model N1 securely holds the drive
• Dedicated PCB houses the capacitors for the power supply
• HOST USB (type B) for PC, MAC and MELCO Music Library to read the disc
• DEVICE USB (type A) for USB DACs and USB audio interfaces playback
• Access lamp section uses a uniquely developed “non-blinking” LED to minimize the effects of blinking.
• HDD formatted with exFAT; can be reformatted with a PC or Mac
• Black color only