Connecting a remote server to a high end system


I run a network 24/7. I would like to store my music on my server. Is there a device I could buy to receive the music over a wireless connection. I have a separate Mark Levinson DAC if that would help. I am an old network guy so the network part is solid. I guess I can run cat6 if the wireless won't work. My wife would also like a remote station in the kitchen. What replaced the old Logitek squeeze box?
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In my experience so far, Apple Lossless has problems. If you burn in itunes, there is some minor loss in quality. I wouldn't have believed this, and have burned thousands of CD's in lossless - but listening tests do not lie. I've heard that the new version of Itunes corrects this "problem", and nothing was ever said about it. But after this experience, I'd be tempted to burn to FLAC instead, or just keep it WAV using exact audio copy. It's a pain in the A** to track down this issue and get agreement on it.

PS - I am using the logitech boombox, and it's very fun and easy to operate it. Your wife will like it. I wouldn't be surprised if a better sounding option would be a squeezebox or duet hooked up to a pair of Audioengine self powered speakers, if you have the space.
Depends if you are using MAC or PC. If I had alot of time, I would reburn all of my music to FLAC using Exact Audio Copy. You want something that will store tags, and WAV format isn't too good for that. If I were using MAC, I might just reburn to uncompressed AIFF. It's not a horrible reduction in sound quality, but it is noticeable on a good system. For PC, I've heard that MediaMonkey is good for music managment.