Where exactly is the problem with sending a transcoded flac file to the device such as a Roku soundbridge. I do this over a wireless connection and have yet to encounter a problem. My server is a low end P4 running Windows Server 2003 with extra apps for virtual machines, emule, utorrent along with the firefly server.
Transcoding to mp3 just defeats the purpose of having a flac file IMHO.
I have played both wave files and mp3 files (same set of songs) through a Roku Soundbridge M2000 and I can definetly hear a difference in quality of sound between the two standards. I will stick with flac transcoded to wave. If the tanscoding to mp3 feature becomes available I hope that the current feature of transcoding flac to wave is still available.
Regards
Maxi