Craig M.:
cheers for the info. i already have a lot of my albums ripped to wav so i can make mix cd's, i plan on giving EAC a bash instead of nero so i might rip them all again to flac which should ease streaming requirements.
i think i will have to get one to run alongside my cdp and then wait and see if i end up using it as much as i think i will before seeing if i can maybe find an exotic dac from ebay.
it looks like a great bit of kit, especially the remote. can it read existing play lists from your pc's media player or can you set them up on the squeezebox?
also, does it buffer the data before passing it to the dac and if not are there any issues with dropped packets when using wifi? it will only be about 15 feet from my router but with a chimney breast inbetween them.
i'm getting excited just thinking about getting one, and when my dyn. focus 110's get here i think .....mwuh ha ha ha! i think i might take over the world!! and all from the comfort of my sofa.
You sort your playlists on the PC(so yes, it uses standard playlists), although I havent a clue otherwise, as I have never thought about it.
If you are only 15 feet away, I would recommend getting a run of cat5 in you can peg it neatly wherever you need to. Zero packet loss. And dont spend more than you can get the cheapest for, as so long as its cat5 or above, it really doesnt make any difference(It isn't being used as an audio cable). get a 10/15m run, and pin it along the skirting either floor, or ceiling. Its thin enough to blend in anyway.
Also. You can transcode into FLAC, rather than re-rip, and set the tags from filenames (assuming you have them), using mp3tag.