no doubt that you can record wav via digi-opti-in on the HiMD, the problem is extracting the wav digitally...
Methinks that Sony only allows analog input/output, ugh.
No doubt, some enterprising folk/company will subvert this paradigm with a truly practical solution and .wav file support for HiMD media, once it has been out for a few months/years.
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By then, we'll all gripe that HiMD is a measly 1GB and poo-poo it for SuperAudioDisk, the new format. However, SAD will be undercut by the inclusion of 248bit encryption, BlueTooth, and the need for a 'Net connection for the licensing certificate server to allow it to play.
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