Hi. I want to get an digital music player that has a digital out. It does not need to be portable. My source files will all be in Apple Lossless (does this constrain me to Apple hardware). Anyone heard any rumours of an iPod with digital out, or is there a hack to get a digital signal out of...

I am moving country and don't want to cart all my CDs with me. I want to rip them all to an iPod in a lossless format and then build a system around it once I've moved. My questions are: 1. What is the best Mac software for ripping CDs with minimal quality loss? 2. What is the best quality...