Hi Jerry,

Thanks for the clarification. However I was checking specifically what hikers were using for their portable player (MP3) requirements. I think it is a given that (almost?) everyone uses lossless with their main Meridian system.

My objective was to see how many others shared my demand that my portable system is lossless and therefore how much pressure there is on all the manufactureres in the chain to fully supply it. I.e. I would like to see Sooloos download FLAC to a portable, the portables increase their memory, and the portables be FLAC compliant. I was very surprised to see only 50% of the elite of the audiophiles share my "need" and disapointed that there seems to be less pressure on the manufactures than I would have hoped.

However if you still feel that you belong in the lossless category just say so and I will change it.

Aloha and mahalo,

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