[image] We are hoping to start beta first quarter of next year but I wouldn’t be surprised if it sneaks its way into early summer. Does this include the Lens as well? Can you give us an idea when that’s going to be available-ish? …if you need a Lens beta tester, I know this handsome fellow i…

Very fair point. I’m almost certain outputs are determined, I’m just not in the position to say what they are. Things are still in flux as well. The last thing I want to do is say what it’s going to support and then have the team make a last minute change. It’s unlikely to happen but I don’t want to…

@jamesh Thanks for the response. I always respect your perspective to unde rpromise. My credo as an R&D Director was always to underpromise and over deliver. My one adventure in software development was a nightmare as the specifications were ever changing as Marketing talked to existing and potentia…

I could be wrong but the main differentiator between streamer and server is the idea that a server has storage on board. Some streamers have the ability to plug in external storage devices though. For the most part though, streamers are sent the files either from a computer on the same LAN or a diff…

[image] jamesh: I’m almost certain the MKII is going to use the same silver remote that the BHK pre does now. The AirLens will be controlled by a phone or tablet so it won’t have much need for a remote. We use an IR remote to control volume and there’s NOTHING more convenient than using the s…

Hi James, you brought an interesting point. Will the AirLens take a plug-in external storage device such as SSD or external HD? Or will it be a streamer only?

[image] Octave Questions Network Audio The sound quality will be the same as the PST because we’re using the same galvanically isolated output circuit. So, be prepared to hear streaming as never before. There will be no hard drive and no way to connect one. This is a stan…

I agree with you @dvorak . I quite like the ability to grab the remote to pause the music through the Bridge II on the Directstream , or skip a track, particularly if you need to be fast! Hi @jamesh , I know you said the AirLens wouldn’t have much need for a remote, which is true! But it would be good…

Will I be able to control it by talking to digital assistants from Amazon Google and Apple?

If it has AirPlay support (which Paul has indicated it will) then you’ll be able to speak to your Apple things and control playback that way. Not sure about the Google side sorry.

@dchang05 No ability to plug in an external drive into the AirLens. @Interested I’ll bring it to the team. I don’t know their plan to have it support the silver remote. I’ll let them know there are a lot of requests for it to.

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