The specs say the BS5 will play unprotected AAC, which is what the 'm4a' files are.

I'm not aware that iTunes has ever sold mp3.

Sorry, seethroughyou, but that is wrong information. The new AAC files (without DRM and at 256 kbps) from iTunes (with .m4a tag names) play great on the BS5 and with BeoPlayer. Album artwork also looks really good on the BS5.

Christian

Thanks everyone who responded. The installation guy (Jack) has been back today and done (as they always do) a brilliant job and the BS5 looks really cool. It looks as though the AAC will be just fine. I think my real issue is that if you read any of the material on the BS5 you are left with the impression that ALL digitally held music, say on your Mac is just straight drag and drop. That is just not the case as I have already spent 6 hours upgrading each track one at a time to iTunes+ and then only have a quarter of my music available via the Beomaster5. Its just not as simple as it sounds. I have suggested that dealers might at least want to mention this fact.

Thanks again

Gary