AV-Internals.com is a SaaS solution, providing an online Audio CD Jukebox Application for your Slink-e and Sony CD Megachangers.

In 1998, Nirvis Systems made a device called the Slink-e and sold thousands for $250 each. The Slink-e is a small device which translates and routes signals between your computer and 1 to 12 Sony "megachangers" (consumer-grade compact disc changers typically with 200 to 400 slots). Nirvis was so successful that in late 2001 they were acquired by Microsoft. Development of CDJ (their free CD Jukebox software) ceased soon after, as did hardware sales around 2004. Notable successors to Nirvis are Panther Studios Corporation and ISV, William McCain (makers of CDJ replacements), and Black Box Designs, LLP with their SAVR, an attractively-priced Slink-e alternative. StreetFire Sound Labs is an encouraging sign that more significant investments are still being made in this area.

With AV-Internals.com, you can now replace CDJ with our small open-source client which transfers data between your Slink-e and our application servers. That's about it for the client - one simple job running on your oldest, weakest computer or perhaps on something new that is perfect for the job. At the server end, AV-Internals.com is running the application for you (and the other online members) and hosting the web interface. You may log in from multiple web browsers simultaneously and may do so from anywhere on the Internet since you're logging into AV-internals.com rather than your Slink-e's host system. No fussing with firewall settings or remote desktop utilities is required. You may even have guests sign up to view your "station" in action without giving them control over it.

Should you ever want to (or have to) move the Slink-e to a new PC, bringing the music back online is just a matter of installing the latest client and entering your member name and password. All of your application data - slot inventory, playlists, player configuration, etc. - is safely maintained on the AV-Internals.com servers.

This approach is a drastic departure from the traditional method of distributing the software to each end user and it has its trade-offs. Although the bandwidth requirements are modest (Slink-e baud is 33k max) and latency has surprisingly not seemed to be an issue, your Slink-e's host system does need to be connected to AV-internals.com throughout the use of the application. Your web browser sessions can come and go but the client (running on your Slink-e's host system) must maintain its connection to keep the music playing.