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Hi,

To shed some light on this minimum Sooloos system business:

The Sooloos system must have a 'system core' running for it to function.

This Core can run in:
Ensemble
A Source One
The Control:10

So you MUST have at least one of these in the system.
This would make the minimum Sooloos system an Ensemble, which could be controlled by an iPhone, Control:PC or we have a working AMX module, so MIO R4, Modero touchpanel etc.
CDs can be ripped into this via Control:PC, this is a bit steady but works fine.
Adding the ID40 would give the best sounding way to play back the stored music.

What you can't have is just a TwinStore, as this can't run a System Core.
The ID40 card cannot run a System Core, so TwinStore and ID40 wouldn't work either.
(Although TwinStore, Control:10, and ID40 would be fine)

The ID40 I am informed by several people in Meridian will offer the best sound quality from the Sooloos, and has been developed as such. It is not just another way to connect to Sooloos.
So if you currently have a Control:10, TwinStore system the ID40 card will improve the sound quality no matter how you have the Control:10 connected, and I am being told that this is a marked improvement.

You'll end up buying a Control:10 though, that's what the system is really all about!

Rick