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Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind
This is a link which describes various network configuation options for the squeezebox. If you scroll down, the last illustration called "bridging" seems to allow a laptop pc to wirelessly access the squeezebox which is hard wired to a stand alone... 
Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind
Follow up question re: the squeezebox (best of both worlds?):All my music will be stored on a large external hard drive, which I envisioned would be connected to a laptop, which would, in turn, access/control the music via iTunes. I have spent the... 
Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind
Hmmm. So the AE would do the same thing as the WMB54G...and would be fully compatible with iTunes. So the AE connects to the PC via ethernet and then somehow directly to the receiver (not wireless). That does sound like another good option - confa... 
Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind
Talking about differences in sound quality is probably about like canning fog. It sounds like multiple AEs may be an option, but that is a wireless solution. The WMB54G and Squeezebox both can be wired via ethernet, so presumably would avoid any a... 
Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind
Hmmm. I was quite satisfied with the two words: Viola and WMB54G. Now we seem to have introduced a few competing words, namely: (1) Squeezebox (w/built in DAC); (2) AirPort Express; and (3) a better DAC (Northstar 192, Benchmark DAC and BelCanto D... 
Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind
Thanks, WWshull - great tip. PBN Audio appears to be very high end. With all the money I save by purchasing the WMB54G instead of a $2K DAC, I might be able to afford a large portion of the shipping charge for one of those speakers (actually, the ... 
Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind
Viola is definitely a word I can understand! Thanks for that! Word (not a real one): WMB54GNo compatability issue with windows based iTunes, eh. I've read about some issues with apple's "protected AAC," not that I have more than a couple of those ... 
Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind
thanks for wading through my rambling garbled plea. unfortunately, i expended all my mental powers in boiling down the issue to this: What is the best way to get from the PC (via usb?) to a receiver or pre-amp in a way that is both compatible with...