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Wifi vs USB

I've been following lots of reviews on USB DAC's but missing a crucial piece of information:

Is streaming wirelessly to a DAC more or less as good sonically as going with a good reclocked USB DAC directly connected to the USB port of a computer?

What I really want to know is: for my main audio system, do I need to keep the computer with the music database wired to the system or can I get equivalently close audiophile sound by streaming the bits wirelessly to the DAC?

If the latter (I hope!), then what is an example of an acceptable configuration?

Thanks,
Art
artmaltman
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swampwalker
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My music server streams wirelessly to my Transporter, which I use as a network player and DAC. I am very happy w the sound but I have never compared it to a hard-wired connection.
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mapman
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Check out my system listing. The wireless digital sounds fantastic and 90% of my detailed listening these days goes that way.
audiofankj
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I am streaming wirelessly from my music server (iMac 24 - 1TB) set up in my office, to the system down the hall - using the Modwright Transporter.

Sound seems to be at least the equal if not better than the AMR CD-77. Srajan of 6moons felt the same, however his Transporter was using stock tubes, and now they are coming modded with Bybee purifiers too.

Phenomenal sound. Drop me a line if I can be of further help.
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