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Wireless Slim Devices Squeezebox performance

Is the Squeezebox meant to take digital information in wav-formated files from your remote hard drive and feed it to a DAC for analog conversion? Does it involve your computer soundcard, which is typically not at audiophile quality level.

I am not interested in using the internal DAC of the Squeezebox. It would be nice if the Squeezebox could wirelessly transport digital data from your noisy music server located away from your stereo system, and merely hook it to your external DAC. Thanks.
svhoang
kennyt
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Yes, it does that as well as stream internet radio as well.
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boa2
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That's exactly how we have ours set up. The external hard drive is down the hall from the listening room. The Squeezebox is connected to our DAC, and we can adjust the volume or select songs with either the Squeezebox remote, or on the computer down the hall. There are two versions of the Squeezebox, so just be sure and get the one that is capable of going wireless.
chichiuno
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Be sure to get a linear, and use toslink, or else your system will become "noisy".
kennyt
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Be sure to get a linear, and use toslink

I have no idea what you mean by the first part of this sentence, but having recently reviewed this unit, I found the coaxial to be superior to the optical.
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