There are different ways of sync'ing libraries. You can merge them, which is what you want to avoid, as you have different content on different libraries, or you can just make each separately available through your wireless setup, to every playpoint in the house (your laptop, the mini, the ATV ...) The instructions for choosing modes are quite straightforward

Well, you have the various library sharing options, and with the Touch or iPhone you can select different libraries that have been enabled as sources to either the mini or the ATV ... not really a problem, I find.

bayerische: In the manual it reads that the "sync" cable is a mini-jack cable, and it should be recommended by Beo, does this mean that if my dealer don't have one, that I could use any good quality mini-jack ( 3,5mm) cable? I tried that, and it didn't work properly - could be that the jack was too short, though it should be to a standard

bayerische: Can the Beolab 5 sync sound with a powerlink cable, or will they need the specified "sync" cable? If so what kind of cable is that? I can bet my dealer won't have it on his shelve. It's a special sync cable, which the dealer should find on his parts list. Here's the number: Nr 6270901 And here's some info on the

You'd be surprised at the excellent upscaling the mini does from DVD to an HD-screen. I have mine connected to an HD-ready screen. And with all the various content available over the net, I spend some time watching things through the mini, from net sources. (Hulu.com, etc.)

The ATV should be seen as a replacement for an STB - and as nothing else. It organizes content delivered through the internet, and from your local sources, and makes it available. You're right - it does downsample. If you have a 24bit/192kHz file, it would come out as 20-bit/44.1. But it does not degrade a lossless file from cd-resolution (16/44

bayerische: BTW, is the iTunes plus " 256-Kbps AAC " equal to "Lossless"? No, it's not. One distinguishes between lossy and lossless compression, and 256kbps is a lossy format. Lossy formats degrade the fidelity of the original signal by removing "inaudible" content; lossless formats preserve all the information on

As bayerische points out, the job is then to deal with the proper on-off and volume control. But I have used various DACs for that, with excellent results, connecting a B&O plug-to-RCA cable to the speakers, and then the RCA-jack to the DAC. I am presently using a Grace m902 DAC together with my BL3s, for instance, and controlling the volume with

bayerische: Thanks Soundproof, I'm not shure how you mean different soundcard? The Mac mini don't have any exchangeable parts, right? BTW, the BS9000 is outputting a 16bit/44khz signal to the Beolab 5's, right? And then upsampling it to 24bit/192khz? Correct, your BS9000 outputs full resolution CD at 16/44.1, and your BL5s then upsample

The sample rate output on the ATV is also locked, while the Mac mini will do whatever the associated soundcard is capable of. If you're using the internal soundcard, then you get 24-bit/192kHz with ease. If you use a stand-alone soundcard, you can get even higher rates, both for wordlength and sample rate. You might want to consider a sound card