kalali: thanks for the response. I don't have a laptop though. As I said in my original post, I have a desktop. Having said that, since you brought it up, should I expect better sound quality through an ethernet cable to DAC or via a wifi stream. I'll add that I have high speed internet, and the DAC and wireless router will be very close to each other. If you tell me Ethernet should be better, then I won't look for a DAC that accepts wifi. If wifi is expected to be better, then I won't look for a DAC with ethernet. Or I guess I can look for one that accepts wifi, ethernet and usb, and try them all. I was just thinking someone else may have already tried this and could provide guidance.