It's not clear whether the unacceptable format is the music file's or the USB key's.
Can you reformat the USB key in the Marantz?
Can you reformat the USB key in the Marantz?
getting file onto usb flash drive
I took a look at the manual. Unfortunately it does not say that Apple Lossless is supported. AAC format is listed (along with some others), which as I understand it uses the same MP4 file "container" and the same .m4a file extension, but is a different (and lossy) format. See page 17 of the manual. Also, unfortunately, it indicates on the same page that copyright-protected files, including those purchased on the Internet, cannot be played from a usb memory. Finally, it indicates on page 25 that the memory should be formatted in FAT32 or FAT16, and should be at least 256MB in size, although I suspect that it is just the previous two issues that are the problem. Regards, -- Al |
I doubt that it's formatted as NTFS. NTFS is not really designed for removable drives and Windows warns you about that if you try to force an NTFS format on a removable device. The most likely issue is the file format. The players I've used won't even list files in an unknown format. Also, you're right, HDTracks does not sell copyright-protected files although you might still run into some purchased from iTunes. |