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I went through a similar thought process i.e. Sonos or B&W Airplay and ended up choosing Airplay and the B&W A5 for our kitchen. Our shared music; and video, are on a 24/7 Mac Mini where most of the library has been encoded in ALAC from CD rips. Our individual iOS devices are populated with AAC...

Just like audio files you'll get better results by separating the ripping and encoding process. Consider ripping your DVD or DVDs to a hard disk first, I use RipIt as I find VLC to be flakey for rips. Then, open each DVD rip in Handbrake, choose your encoding method e.g. Apple TV2 and add it to...

A few weeks have passed and I wanted to thank those who gave me suggestions and let you know what I eventually decided. I went with a set of B&W 685s. They were a demo model so I was able to get a decent price. In the end, and to me at least the sound felt a little more rounded than the Monitors...

Handbrake is the de-facto video encoder on the Mac. It has a number of device encoding presets like iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 1 and 2, as well as a host of manual controls. The workflow also allows you to batch encode jobs and pass the encoded files to apps that can automatically add meta data. It...

JohnDuncan:millem:specialist shops often close until around January 6thOh no...Ohh yes all the 'specialist' shops ;-)

The Rega might me tricky to track down but I've got a good chance with the KEF. Cheers for the suggestions. I'll let you know how I get on.

Thanks for your thoughts. I'll definitely take a closer look at your suggestions. In the meantime the dealer has lined up a set of B&W 685s which he could do a deal on to get closer to my budget if I don't mind taking a demo model. So I pick up the UnitiQute, the BX2s and the 685s tomorrow and...

I'm taking my first baby steps towards 'serious' HiFi and I think I've found the product for me. After demoing the Arcam Solo Neo and Naim UnitiQute; it needs to be a 1 box solution, I've settled on the Naim UnitiQute. They both sounded fantastic; the BOSE Wave Radio/CD that wakes me up in the...