I also have no desire to be beaten up, nor to beat up either Airplay or B&O. However, it's fascinating what kind of traction and attention Apple is getting by reinventing something that has been available for years in the form of DLNA. My phone, my PC and my media player all support DLNA, so the ability to push media from one device to another

This is certainly intresting: http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/09/02/sonos-spotify-team-bring-8-million-tracks-home/ In short, a software update to the Sonos multi-room system will enable access to music from Spotify, including personal playlists etc. That would definately be nice to have on the BeoSound 5, in combination with MOTS! Doesn't BeoSound

I don't know much about the recording process, but it would be intresting if someone could explain: - What is the point of raising the volume in the first place? Is it that for a given volume on a system the sound will appear to be better if it is louder, or are there other benefits? - Where in the process is the loudness / compression introduced

iTunes & co have focused on ease of use and availability and have made a pretty good job at that. It would be great to see them take it to the next level by offering the same content in multiple versions: - A reasonable-sized, "compressed mix" for iPod-type listening - sort of what we have today. - A lossless format, preferably something

Interesting, from the Sausalito Audio webpage (under Company Overview): "While SAW recently sold the ALT patents to Bang & Olufsen, Sausalito Audio, our new manufacturing and product development company, has retained the rights to develop certain products with ALT for a burgeoning architectural audio market." I was not aware that B&O