A gas bearing system comprising two opposing substantially parallel bearing surfaces and at least one gas duct for supplying gas through an orifice to the bearing gap between the bearing surfaces. In providing this direct memory access, the incoming data packets are split, such that the headers are separated from the data. Enhanced metadata and searching can provide the listener the ability to refine station choices without having to listen at length to any particular station, and further can facilitate tagging broadcast tracks for subsequent access andor purchase.