Antipodes Oladra ($29,000 USD)
Intended for digital playback systems that are already state-of-the-art, this server from New Zealand is incredibly well-built and has so many features that we found it difficult to review thoroughly, at least without dedicating enormous amounts of time–maybe years–to learning everything it can do. The ultimate music server that will convince you to rip your entire digital music collection and sell everything to the highest bidder, the Oladra provides “a world without limits, where I could do anything I wanted, and it all sounded magnificent in a strangely easy way.” A Reviewers Choice winner.