When I read the FAQ on the Transporter I was amazed to read that SD/Logitech believe still that audio quality/features are more important than supporting DRM audio files. Have they been the only ones not to see how many tunes are bought off of iTunes each quarter?
I bought my Squeezebox for simplicity's sake. If I wanted to set up a tiny PC running embedded Linux or some such, I could've, but I just don't have the time (maybe when my kids get to their teens and are so annoying we don't want to be around each other any more), so I have actually found myself buying many singles (off albums where there's a great single or two but the rest of the album stinks) and recently a few albums. My inability to play these via my Squeezebox (and Transporter, which I was considering purchasing) is becoming increasingly annoying. And yes, I know I can burn/rip, but that just wastes more time. Time I don't have, that's why we buy most of this stuff. So, I'm sure this has been brought up many times before (I did a search of DRM and Digital Rights Management and obviously couldn't find much of relevance though), but IS THERE A PLAN to include the ability to play Apple's DRM'd (much as we may dislike it, I'm a pragmatist and I'd put my money on "it's going to stay") files? If it isn't even on the horizon, then I have to consider going a completely different (probably PC-based) solution. Won't be as cute as my SB3 or a Transporter, but it'll support far more file types! [164kb MP3 encoded library (wish FLAC had been around when I did most of my ripping oh so long ago) -> PC -> network -> Denon 3805 (used mainly as a pre-amp / DSP) -> rack of assorted amps, mostly older Carvers or Sunfires -> bi-amp'd Paradigm Reference Studio 100 V.3's, CC-570, ADP-470's, and my own make of electrostatics (hence the rack of Amps)] Terry -- tlp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tlp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29626 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
