Jamo1, I use Airport Express but idea is the same - data wirelessly transfered in packets between transmitter (computer) and receiver (AE, Squeezebox etc). What does it mean? It means that data is transferred instead of music. It is important difference because data has no timing. If it doesn't have timing then it doesn't matter what computer system, what OS, how noisy computer is, what other programs are running, what playback program is or what was the storage format. Whole game starts at the output of wireless receiver that creates new S/Pdif timing and the only parameter that counts is jitter. My AE has very small jitter but Benchmark DAC1 suppresses it even further. I don't know how many people realize beauty of this setup buying dedicated computers, playback programs, computer linear supplies, Solid State drives etc.
Squeezebox touch-itunes or not?
I just set up a squeezebox. I am brand new to this. I have started to rip my CD collection to i-tunes library using WAV. First is WAV better than using Apple Lossless? and when the SB server pulls data from I-tunes and sends it to the SB touch does it stay in High Res? Just want to know that I am getting best sound from this process or if I need to save cd's outside of i-tunes to get the best sound quality? I have also read about FLAC? Right now the SB touch is not sounding as good as my Cambridge Audio 840C CD Player. I am running the SB touch through the Cambridge Audio 840C DAC. Your help would be much appreciated. Thanks
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