linder: If there is an inclination to Microsoft products, there is always the Zune player which includes an FM radio and the ability to share songs with friends who also have a Zune. That's the hard part, finding someone who also has a Zune. A design study:

Having a Macbook Pro lying idle just channeling stuff is not necessary. Buy a Mac mini, as said above - and use the laptop to control it when doing maintenance, downloads, etc., using the Screen Sharing.

Sometimes I'm really dense - now I understand why they took Airtunes out of Frontrow, they wanted to boost AppleTV sales.

Interesting thread. I use iPods. Your friend is confused, and should do a little research into what iPods actually do - if she wants, she can get a 20.000 dollar diamond covered Shuffle at GUM in Moscow, that should make it distinct enough. Musicians, artists, photographers, film makers, composers, architects, scenographers, choreographers, directors

He-he. You better have a large listening room. I have heard the Everests from JBL. Was fortunate enough to be allowed to use a listening room set up with them for a full day, listening to my music. Wonderful speakers, expensive - and require serious amplification. They have supertweeters that go up to 50kHz ... (not sure that's needed.) They were

If you feel like window shopping, here's what the 802D looks like next to a BL5. A photo I took in a recording studio, when I was comparing them. And yes, that's a Classé monobloque amp in hiding in the back (B&W and Classé are part of the same parent company.)

Thanks Russ, I agree - debate is healthy. I did mean the Shuffle - as the Nano does have a screen. Same point though. I like that B&O try to do things differently, but they shouldn't do it at the expense of sense and sensibility. Maybe there should have been a screen-enabled mp3 player launched at the same time as the BS2 in order to build credibility

Sorry Russ, I'm not buying into the game you're setting up. And here's why: people feel they have other choices today, and while each of the MIAs I'm listing aren't critical, they are standard repeat elements in customer and BeoWorlder feedback. 1. OK - so the BeoSound 2 is an iPod Nano? The BS2 doesn't sell very well, and never

symmes: Soundproof, As always, you offer substantial food for thought. After I read the article about BeoLab 5, I dug further into theaudiocritic.com archives and read a few of his articles about audio voodoo. Thank you. Mr Aczel is a good authority, and of course extremely controversial as what he says completely undercuts the rationale for the high

I love the touch and feel of B&O equipment. With very few exceptions it is uncompromising in its dedication to craftsmanship and the use of materials. I love the sheer weight of it (most of the time, the BeoSound 4 was surprisingly light, but that didn't seem to compromise performance.) And I love the fact that I can have components in my home