Computer Audio Setup

Edorr I really apprecitae your input. What I'm really wanting to do is use my pwd to stream from the internet or download HD tracks. So if I use a mac mini I could control the system with my ipad and go directly into the pwd using usb? Could it stream from MOG like this as well? Sorry for all the questions. I'm new to all this.

James, what is puzzling to me is why you would want to use USB when you have a bridge. What you should do is this. Create a directory on your NAS which stores all your music(say flacs). Install PS audio's eLyric or somthing like assetUpNp on a PC on your network. If you use assetUpNp you also need something like media monkey to do tagging and retrieve cover art. You can also use JRiver, which I believe also streams to the PWD bridge using DLNA.

You point your music server / UpNP server to the directory on your NAS. Next you load eLyric on your iPhone. You select the PWD as your media rendered and the UpNp server as your library, and you're in business. ELyric will allow you to stream radio stations from the internet. If you download a track for HD tracks, you simply copy it into your directory on the NAS.

This setup allow you to exactly what you want to do, will be the cheapest and sound the best. Forget USB!!! Not sure about MOG streaming though. YOu can ask on the PS audio site and I'm sure they can answer this question. You would have to do this using the eLyric iPhone application.

Even if the bridge + eLyric does not support MOG, you are still better off streaming flacs to the bridge over your network and connect an el cheapo PC to the PWD USB port separately for MOG streaming.

Edorr, thanks for the suggestions. The reason for usb at this point is my poor understanding of computers. I can't seem to get my NAS to be recognized by itunes for storage. UpNP setup is way over my head at this point. I agree the bridge is what I have intended to do but I can't seem to figure it out. I am in the process of upgrading to the mkII now and will likely have the geek squad come set the system in the future.

James, I feel your pain. Setting this up can be royal PITA. In my experience, the most user friendly server is JRiver. An additional advantage is JRiver also has a build in DLNA server, which allows you to use your PS audio bridge with minimal configuration headaches. What I would do if I were you is this:

Install JRiver 17 on your PC
Install myRiver on your iDevice
Install PS Audio's eLyric on your iDevice

Store your music collection on your NAS, preferably as FLACs.
Connect your PS audio bridge to the network over ethernet
Connect your PC to the PS audio DAC using USB - You probably need to download and install PS Audio USB drivers for windows. Check on the PS audio site.

Point JRiver to the music directory on the NAS as your main library, and load the library.
Setup your JRiver as a DLNA server (this is an easy configuration option)
Setup your JRiver for WASAPI output
Setup myRiver to control your JRiver 17 remotely on your iDevice
Select the PS audio DAC as rendered and JRiver as source in eLyric on your iDevice

You can now play music both over the USB input and the bridge.

I know it sounds a little overwhelming, but every step I descibe here is well documented and instructions can be googled. I have gone through many permutations of software hardware, and this is by far the most robust, foolproof setup I have come across.

myRiver is more stable than eLyric, so USB may be your preferred signal path. The bridge controlled with eLyric should sound a little better though. If you cannot get the bridge to work, just forget it and stick with USB.

Good luck!

Wow, I really appreciate your help! Will do tonight and report back. Surely even I can get that done.