BS5 supports Apple Lossless

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Installed a sw update this morning.

Ripped a cd in Apple Losseless.......... and it is playing. Not that I care I will keep using WMA & FLAC, but maybe interesting for others

Thanks.

I am installing the update now.

Thank you for letting me know.  For me it is now "Implementable" 😁

This is a kind of mini revolution...at last! 😎

It finally gives sense to using BeoConnect with a single library for all Apple & B&O products.

However, does this update also work for BeoSound 5 Encore? 🤔

And what about gapless playback? Will that work in ALAC format too?

Same question here : GAPLESS Playback????? And maybe it's too early for the Encore, but I'm crossing my fingers...

 

I think it would be funny if they reduced the gaps without eliminating them. 

Chrisreunion wrote:

However, does this update also work for BeoSound 5 Encore? 🤔

The recent update is for BSd/BM5 and the version # is 6.05.01.3357.

For all BSd5s with ripping station the update offers now the choice to rip 
WMA-Lossless as before and now, additionally, MP3- 320-Kbit/sec for
compatibility to i-Devices ...

 

 

AT LAST!  The Beosound 5 is now going to be my full time music player.

Most of my music is in the Apple Lossless format ripped over the last 3 years.  This will free space on my iMac.

DAMN! The BS5 not playing Apple Lossless was the only thing which prevented me from buying one ❓

Anyway... I'm surprised in the speed in which B&O adapted the BS5 after Apple released their Lossless format in Open Source!

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