I know the 103 and 105 can do this but my son in law would like to have this capability for fewer $$. Is there anything out there less than the $500 103 that can play files from an external drive? Thanks in advance guys!
Not the easiest option but buy a USB DAC, say an iFi or Schiit and then hook a laptop or computer (assuming he already has one of these) into the system. Otherwise I believe quite a few DVD players have USB inputs that can play music files. Not sure if FLAC is compatible but I would guess that some hires formats would be playable.