MusicGiants is a premium online distribution service that features lossless and near-lossless file quality. Of course, so does the quasi-legal AllofMP3.com, but let's not go down that route. MusicGiants provides a glossy computer client, which, when running to a home theater system, furnishes a sort of "Music for Rich Dummies" experience. MusicGiants is for audiophiles who don't want to rip and burn, and for whom portability and file-size convenience are less important than great sound quality.

As such, MusicGiants is really best suited to non-computer deployment. That seems to be the thinking behind the new alliance between the service and the iHome MultiCenter media server from Audio Design Associates. (PDF brochureware here.) I've got to say, though, that this rack-mounted device looks like pro studio gear, and is definitely not designed for bookshelf placement. I'm uncertain Whether MusicGiants has found a perfect partnering match here. [via e-mailed contact]