ELAC Discovery Series DS-S101-G Music Server

The ELAC DS-S101-G is a network music server that brings your entire music collection and favorite streaming services together in one simple box. Add it to any stereo or distributed audio setup, connect it to the internet, and you have an instant gateway to high-quality sound throughout the home.

This server handles high-resolution formats up to 24-bit and 192 kHz, including WAV, FLAC, AIFF, and ALAC, while still playing everyday MP3 and AAC files. Music can live on a USB drive, a computer, or a NAS; the DS-S101-G sees them all and organizes every track with rich metadata as soon as it is connected. An analog output lets you feed a standard amplifier or receiver, and a digital output is ready for an external DAC if you prefer one.

Control is handled by the Roon Essentials app on iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS. From there you can browse artwork, search by artist, or build playlists, all without leaving the sofa. TIDAL subscribers can dive straight into the streaming library, and when you add more zones, the Discovery platform keeps them perfectly in sync so the same song follows you from the living room to the kitchen.

The compact chassis is easy to place on a shelf, in an equipment rack, or beside a turntable, and it weighs only two pounds, so moving it between rooms is effortless. Anyone who has a growing digital library, enjoys lossless streaming, or wants to modernize an existing hi-fi system will appreciate how quickly the DS-S101-G installs and how naturally it fits into daily listening.

Highlights:

• Plays WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, MP3, and AAC files up to 24-bit 192 kHz
• Offers both analog and digital audio outputs
• Supports multi-zone audio for whole-home listening
• Integrates directly with TIDAL streaming
• Provides USB and Ethernet connections for local libraries and network access
• Controlled through iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices via Roon Essentials
• Features a design that is compact and light, measuring 21 x 4.8 x 11 cm and weighing about 2 lb