Squeze Box Question

I agree somewhat with what acurus just said--technology has a steep learning curve. I am about to go this route too, since I need a new computer anyway, and I just got a Bel Canto DAC3 hooked up and a squeezebox is sitting on my shelf. I know it is going to be a lot of work to set it up, load and rip the CDs, figure out the software/hardware interface, and get everything sounding right. We rely on each other here to share the good and the bad and take it all with a grain of salt. Also, I just got one of the new HD videocameras that uses AVHCD codec (blu ray) and it takes amazing video but my darned computer is too wimpy to process the video. Another reason I am going this route--I want to be *fairly* future proofed if I can help it, and want a computer that can be a media server--audio and video. Seems that every time I get a new gadget there is such a learning curve, but that's why we do it! Part of the adventur. Thanks for everyone's input and keep the advice coming!

This is exactly why I want to go this route: Have all my music in one place, not worry about the type of computer or the sound card, and be able to have music anywhere I want in the house! Thanks for everyone's responses. PS, have not decided to go Mac or PC yet, but I can get a PC with screaming processing speed for a fraction of what an equivalent Mac would cost. I believe I'd have to go MacPro and spend about 4K to process AVCHD files. Not really in the budget! I know PCs are far from elegant, and I love Mac products. I'd rather spend my money on the stereo!!

High quality upsampling DACs have been shown to work with up to 500' of high quality true 75 ohm cable. The jitter reduction in these DACs is so good that it becomes a non-issue. That said, wi-fi seems to be a good way to go with the Squeezebox, et al