OT: "No, I am talking about something much larger, more powerful, and more sophisticated than phatbox. A computer capable of storing hundreds of CD's with complete encoding data, and capable of sending an audiophile quality signal to your pre-amp."
ah, i think i see what you mean now. as i understand it, its the rights issue that is holding things up. specifically, how you secure the "wires", so that a high quality digital signal can't be siphoned off.