fuzztone, thanks. I'm leaning toward the CXN, thinking that I could rip my CDs to a USB-connected drive, and just connect that to the streamer. Wonderful. A friend suggested dBpoweramp for ripping. Your example shows that I don't need to spend all that $$ for something fancy.
I still have newbie questions about how one uses this. For example, does the streamer software typically allow you to find a track of interest? Do you need to know the album and track, or is it typical to provide a search feature based on a query (e.g., "list tracks for Haydn trumpet Concerto")? Do streamers typically map the drive automatically, or do you need to "help" them? Do you need to do anything special to provide metadata for tracks?
Thanks!
I still have newbie questions about how one uses this. For example, does the streamer software typically allow you to find a track of interest? Do you need to know the album and track, or is it typical to provide a search feature based on a query (e.g., "list tracks for Haydn trumpet Concerto")? Do streamers typically map the drive automatically, or do you need to "help" them? Do you need to do anything special to provide metadata for tracks?
Thanks!