We have to assume that the period of compressed music will be a blip on the radar as digital music advances. It was, so far as I understand it, a matter of scarcity of storage. Now that storage is cheap, files can grow. Now that the cloud is here, memory will become effectively unlimited.

[quote user="soundproof"]It's nonetheless a given that Apple will move into screen displays for movies, etc - they already have that, among young people, who don't see a difference between their Cinema Display or iMac and a television set, except for the fact that the television set does a lot less. [/quote] I think the whole story

BeoSound 5 with the disc drive. best audio system we make.

If you're really looking at our competition, it's probably not in electronics. We're the subject of profligate discretionary spending and if that same money isn't spent on us, it's probably going to a MTM suit, a high-end watch, a kitchen remodel, or toward a luxury car. The reality is that few people think of us when looking to

It's called an ML to MCL converter and also goes by the name of Passive Kit depending on how it's packaged. Probably too expensive an option unless size is really a major concern. Have you thought about a Sonos system? It's not the greatest, but it doesn't sound like you need a lot of integration so it may serve. There's a model

[quote user="Paul Winn"] Why don't you just stick to iTunes? a lot more stable. I wouldn't want Windows things on my Mac! [/quote] The problem with using iTunes for managing content for hifi systems is that the only lossless format it manages well is Apple Lossless which can't be played legitimately on non-mac devices. The ideal

I use BeoPlayer to manage lossless content on my Mac. I run Parallels in coherence mode with Windows 7. This means that Windows programs open and operate seamlessly within Mac. So I have BeoPlayer always available to pop over from the side. It's great for keeping content managed on the BeoSound 5 and insuring the highest quality content. I highly

This is an acknowledged weaknes. Back when the concept of a service call for an update came about, there wasn't much of a need. By the time the need became urgent, the hardware infrastructure did not exsit. Now with new models like the BeoSound 5 & Encore, automatic SW updates are becoming the standard. Going forward you won't see new products

Many products are assembled in the Czech factory of parts made in Denmark and then shipped either directly from Czech or sent back through DK. This sort of system is a moving target, really. As new products come online the logistics of manufacturing will undoubtedly be changing constantly. Better to focus on the end product. The BeoSound 8 got some

Move along. Nothing to see there.