Does the Squeezebox Touch support ALAC Natively?

[haziz]

Does the Squeezebox Touch support Apple lossless (ALAC) natively? I realize that Squeezebox server is able to convert ALAC to FLAC on the fly but I am asking about native support in the player. If yes I may favor using ALAC (mainly to ease use on an iPod), without having to make multiple format conversions and keeping track of which was converted to what in a very large music library.

 

I will be feeding an external DAC from the Squeezebox Touch coaxial output.

 

Thanks.

 

Sincerely,

 

Hany.

 

[soundsolutions11]

Hello Hany!

The new SB Touch firmware and software update at the end of last month which is version 7.6 now has native ALAC support, I am using it right now with my attached USB HD and it works and sounds great.

See a list of recent improvements to the SB Touch

http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Release_Notes