So maybe now they'll support ALAC...

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http://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/27/apples-lossless-audio-codec-alac-now-open-source/

That would seem to cover the main argument against doing so, right?

Jeff

If B&O ends up supporting ALAC AND comes out with a beonet to masterlink interface (I am not interested in the Beosound 5/Beomaster 5 combo)...there will be a Beosound 5 encore in my future....

....and hopefully in that future the Besound 5 encore includes a digital output that would allow me to connect to the digital input of my Beolab 5s (alternatively, a Beosystem 4 that has a digital output would be even better).......(as silly as this may sound....this is the reason I never upgraded to a Beosystem 3 from a Beosystem 1...the thought of a digital system converting digital signals to analog to then have a digital speaker convert those signals back to digital doesn't sit well with me)....

Same for me, as long as they also find a way to make it play tracks without gaps..😁

Let's see how responsive B&O is to this great opportunity!

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I don't suppose iTunes is about to start selling lossless music???🤔

Puncher wrote:

I don't suppose iTunes is about to start selling lossless music???🤔

That's a nice thought :-)

 

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Puncher wrote:

I don't suppose iTunes is about to start selling lossless music???🤔

 

It is, according to some pretty convincing chatter.

 

soundproof wrote:

Puncher wrote:

I don't suppose iTunes is about to start selling lossless music???🤔

It is, according to some pretty convincing chatter.

In that case.. we'd better invest in shares from storrage manufacturers :-)

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Karel Uyttendaele wrote:

Let's see how responsive B&O is to this great opportunity!

Whitout the slightest pessimism, VERY slow is my guess!

 

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