[quote user="John"] I can make a copy myself and store it in my computer but whether the next but one operating system will be able to handle it when my tape players are defunct is a bit of a chance. Backward compatibility is not a priority in modern computers. [/quote] This is one of the reasons I have all my audio in lossless and/or uncompressed

[quote user="soundproof"]The amazing opportunities presenting themselves outpace any disadvantages, I think. It's just a question of adapting to the newer formats, and that is driven by convenience and access.[ Edited the rest of your post for convenience - Electrified][/quote] Your post is huge (nothing wrong with that, though), but it

[quote user="kokomo"]In fact on many tracks the 'musicians' are sat in front of a computer keyboard generating all the sounds you hear[/quote] Ok, I'm not young anymore (turned 37 yesterday, sigh!), but Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) and Depeche Mode are all "computer music", so to speak. Sigur Ros is another great example

[quote user="beolion"] Just talked to my dealer. B&O hope for the next BM5 update to take place in week 4 (no year mentioned though). This should be a major update. It better must be Mjor update with such a long waiting time............. [/quote] God, I hope so! Smaller (think "almost as small as a Fit-PC2i"), and while they're

[quote user="kokomo"] Nope, I will never do cloud computing in any way form or fashion. It's either a very brave, very shortsighted, or very foolish person who says an unqualified 'never'. [/quote] It's called "having principles". - besides, I do think I qualified that statement. [quote user="tournedos"

Nope, I will never do cloud computing in any way form or fashion. I don't even use webmail, but a proper mail-app with pop (not imap), in order to have my mails physically on my harddisk. I will never use, say, Google Docs, because if I need to write a proper letter, I prefer to keep it somewhere that is not dependant on an internet connection.

[quote user="jk1002"]Honestly, connecting an Ipod doe snot give you great sound. You might be disappointed, but try, you need the cable anyhow.[/quote] That is propably because of the sub-par headphone amp in the iPod or because of low bitrate, or both. Using the line out, either via a dock or via a "pocketdock" from Sendstation

[quote user="dkresz"] [quote user="puncher"] If both 1. & 2. are lossless conversions, to what do you attribute the apparent superioity of the wma lossless file? [/quote] Primarily, on a blind test - comparing the same song at the same (lossless) resolution on the BM5. I encourage you to do the same. Now to the speculative part

[quote user="dkresz"] Also, you may find that Apple Lossless audio files played on Windows-based software (i.e. the BeoPlayer / BeoSound media player software loaded on the BeoMaster) have a slightly inferior sound quality than the supported lossless formats (i.e. WMA Lossless). Try a compare of the same sound clip in the two different formats

I have a few questions, which, unfortunately is sort of requests: Are there any plans - official or not, tentatively or hard and fast - to make the Beosound 5 respond to the remote? I mean, so that you from afar can use the screen to navigate your music? Using a telly for that makes the BS5 superfluous, imo. Secondly, since the BS5 is hardwired, would