The ALAC capability may be available to some of us, but not all: it may be one of those test updates that B&O has released to some users for them to test for free.
It's not the first time it happens, if I remember.😉
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BS5 supports Apple Lossless
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I was abut to drop 6K for a Breitling, now I am holding my breath.
Gapless playing? Encore too?
Don't do it ( dropping 6k for a Breitling), you cannot burn money any better....
I suspect this is due to Apple recently making the ALAC codec open source and there is also rumour that the codec is capable of supporting High Res recordings. This could be the beginning of something for all those Apple Audiphiles!Just my twopenethC.
Qobuz.com is already selling HD tracks in Apple Lossless file format. It's already possible, but not sure if the BS5 decode HD ALAC (iTunes do it, Airport Express don't, and I don't know about Apple TV)
It is not working for me on my BS5.Q: when i did a rescan in net music, and it picked up the ALAC rip i did in itunes, Also found it wouldn't play in Beoplayer on my W7 machine. The tracks just sequentially light up rapidly to the last one, but no sound. Can anyone clarify?
Qobuz.com is already selling HD tracks in Apple Lossless file format. It's already possible, but not sure if the BS5 decode HD ALAC (iTunes do it, Airport Express don't, and I don't know about Apple TV)
The Apple TV (and iPhone, iPad and iPod) do not go above 24-bit 48 KHz. That's indeed better than a CD's 16-bit 44 KHz, but as you are no doubt aware, the BS5 (not the Encore, I believe) can go up to 192 KHz.
Still, if ALAC is implemented in the BS5, it's great news: no need for two separate libraries anymore if you want to share your music between your iDevices and the BS5!
VANTAGE
Doesnt work here after SW update. ??
Reading through this thread it seems the posts that say it works refer to ripping CDs. Is it possible the update only works at this pointy with the ripping device and not for transferring music?
Doesn't work for me 🙁. The songs show up, and the bs5 pretends to play them, but no sound comes out of the speakers. My bs5 was showing the update screen when i looked at it his morning so i do have whatever release was just pushed out.
Also, it doesnt surprize me that beoconnect doesnt recognize the ALAC file type - last i checked, it did not support flac, either.
Stan
Doesn't work for me 🙁. The songs show up, and the bs5 pretends to play them, but no sound comes out of the speakers. My bs5 was showing the update screen when i looked at it his morning so i do have whatever release was just pushed out.
Also, it doesnt surprize me that beoconnect doesnt recognize the ALAC file type - last i checked, it did not support flac, either.
Stan
No update for Beoconnect and the Beoplayer is worse. As usual, little coordination of updates and terrible documentation.
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