Communicating components? Sure, why not. JVC claims that their CompuLink control system will create communication between your A/V externals and main system, for a unified home audio configuration. CompuLink heads off a set of generous convenience and performance features of the XLFZ258BK CD player.Besides CompuLink, the XLFZ258BK includes enhancement features such as an 8x oversampling digital filter and a 1-bit pulse-edge modulation digital-to-analog converter.Playback modes include continuous play and smart random play. Another neat feature is the Play Exchange, which gives the impatient listener the option to change and arrange up to four CDs while one is playing.A step-down model in the JVC line is the XLFZ158BK. The standard features remain the same, as well as CompuLink and 1-bit D/A converter, but the cut in price punts the 10-key remote control.-- MD