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  1. Q1/ What is a DS player?
  2. Q2/ Why does it sound better than the CD12?

Q3/ What makes the DS players “open”? Q4/ How does music get onto a standard Ethernet network in the first place? Q5/ How do I get my music onto a NAS? Q6/ When I buys a new CD, how do I rip it onto the NAS? Q7/ I download music from the Internet? Will downloaded music play on the DS players? Q8/ Can my NAS be used by my other networked products, like other music players, or used for other purposes, like storing home videos? Q9/ Should the my NAS be backed up? Q10/ Does the NAS have to be in the same room as the DS player? Q11/ What should I do if my CD collection is too big to fit on one NAS? Q12/ Can I create a DS player multi-room system? Q13/ Should I use wired or wireless Ethernet (Wi-Fi)? Q14/ How should I control a DS player? Q15/ Can other UPnPTM controllers operate the DS players? Q16/ Can I save playlists that I create using the Linn GUI? Q17/ What audio formats do the DS players support? Q18/ Why does Linn recommend FLAC? Q19/ Why doesn't the DS players support other audio formats (aac, wma, etc)? Q20/ I already have lots of music stored on a hard drive. Do I have to transfer it to a NAS or can I use my existing PC / Mac hard drive? Q21/ I already have a NAS running SlimServer, which I use with Squeezeboxes around my house. Can I also run TwonkyMedia or another UPnP server on the same NAS and access my music from a DS player in one room and Squeezeboxes in the other rooms? Q22/ How do I set up a Computer Network? Q23/ Where can I get training on Computer Networks and Ethernet systems?