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Actually Nick, Yamaha's specs for this says that it has support for internet radio & various music streaming services including Airplay and with advanced music codecs like Apple Lossless, Flac, & Aiff. Not what you would expect to find on any old TV soundbar innit?

I've been waiting for quite a long time for your reveiw of the YSP 5600 and was a bit dissapointed with it today when it was finaly published. The one weak spot of these Yamaha sound bar/projectors has always been the stereo performance for music. I have the YSP 4100 and music is awful (double...

Most hard Hi-Fi people would only ever have a single stereo pair in the room at one time with possibly a powered sub, I used to be that way but eventually gave in to 5.1 and then when I moved to where I now live I bought a top Yamaha sound bar. Whilst the virtual surround is very good, two...

I'm sure your £100 cables are well constructed and will outlast £5 ones, but will you replace them with HDMI 2.00 at £100 per pair also?

God almighty, all you have to do is click the refuse X. This is a free web site. You don't pay a penny for reveiws, advice and chat etc., but you're so cheap that you complain about a pop up survey. Get real!

You could invest in a plug-in like Audirvana (appx. £50) or the less expensive Decibel, both of which would serve your HiRes requirements in iTunes.

As you're using iTunes you could add the Audirvana plug in music player which will integrate with iTunes and improve the sound quality (including FLAC, ALAC and even mp3) of all music. I think I paid around £50 for mine. Also you could then add a DAC like the Meridian Explorer for £250 which...

Back to 2 Channel system. It sounds like you're having a Phil Spector moment (although he wanted to go back to one channel). I recently went back to a 2 channel system whilst still retaining my 5 channel one. Like most people I started with 2 channels and then bought into surround sound, but got...

You'll be playing mp3's right? With all due respect I think a DAC would be wasted in this set up. What would you expect to achieve as an increase in sound quality would be doubtful? Rubbish in rubbish out.

Try: www.bbc.co.uk/archive. You may find it there.

Mine too!

Exacttly!

....and for the better. Good info there John.

So Apple themselves were to blame then?

What is it with so many manufacturers and ALAC? Is there some sort of prejudice aganst Apple because it's such a successful brand? I've had these issues also and have had to compromise with AAC, but now have my hi-fi set up completely outside of the AV system and use a MacMini to a pair of...