Thanks guys! So I guess what I was curious about was whether one of these units was either a) essential or b) there was another obvious way that I might be missing, in terms of transferring the FLAC files to the Line In on the Akai.
http://usa.yamaha.com/products/music...03/?mode=model
In terms of sound quality - I am totally okay with whatever loss (or gain) is going to take place during the conversion process. Mostly for two reasons; I'm 52 and my ears aren't what they used to be. I might miss the odd drop of Buddy Rich's foot tapping away on the floor in the background, but then I miss the odd point my better half tries to make, so I figure it's a wash :-)
To be honest, having one of these playing in the living room with friends, well sometimes that's all that matters. To me anyways :-)
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