CONNECT internet music souce to hi-end

If you want to hard-wire, get a USB-DAC to connect the output of the computer to the Mac. I use a HRT in my office for this purpose.

Squeezebox Touch is the first choice for wireless.

Either way, the quality limitation will be the streaming source, not the hardware.

Kal

If you want to continue to use your tuner you can get a Whole House fm transmitter and connect it to the audio out on your computer or go from your computer to a DAC to the fm transmitter. I have had one for a few months and it works great. However as Kal said the limitation is the streaming source so it won't sound as good as a quality uncompressed fm signal.

Al

I never looked into a stand alone DAC. My player is a Moon Andromeda. Any recommendations?

Are all computer signals "compressed"?

Kal: Can you be more specific? Model #'s, and where on the tuner do I hook into? What is HRT?

Thanks for all of your input.
-Mark

The player is irrelevant here as we are only speaking of a USB source from your PC. And here, I would definitely not go from PC to DAC to any transmitter, FM or otherwise. If you need to go wireless, use the Squeezebox Touch (which I am planning to do) or transmit the USB and convert at the music system.

The computer signals vary widely depending on the source. Some are terrible and some can be beautifully lossless. It is your burden to find what works for you.

Here's a review of one of the HRTs: http://www.stereophile.com/digitalprocessors/hrt_music_streamer_usb_da_converter/

Kal

Pandora is fantastic. I have about forty different "stations" programmed in and they play a great variety. I personally use a Sonos ZP-90 and have a dedicated 1TB NAS drive supplying AIFF files to it as well. I even use my iPhone as the remote. (careful if you have friends close by that you let get on your wi-fi when they visit. One of my buddies stands outside my door every now and then and puts on rap while I'm trying to listen to Muddy Waters. Not cool. But its his way of knocking on my door ;-) ... Moving on. While it sounds decent, it isn't outstanding. I'm sending my ZP-90 in for the $550 Cullen mod and I'm going for either a W4S DAC or a PS Audio Digital Link DAC iii w/ Cullen mod as well and I'm quite sure for that $2k I can get very close or better than some high end CDPs.

I do see a lot of good reviews for the HRT. However, you mentioned "cost no object". I can't say stay away from it as I have not auditioned it but the same reviews I've found for it simply say it's a great dac for the price. So that right there didn't sell me on it. Might work for you. If it does, great! If not, step it up a bit.