Squeezebox Touch: jitter thru wi-fi?

I don't think wireless dropouts will be a problem unless your signal strength is marginal. You probably already know whether this is the case if you use wireless in the house.

I certainly don't see any basis for a statement like, "For a hi resolution system, I would avoid wireless. For streaming background music and such, it is great."

Its true that higher resolution and lossless files have more data to transfer and may be more prone to delays due to throughput limitations on a wireless connection if present. For example, I seldom get a dropout playing mp3 files, but it can happen on occasion with CDs ripped to lossless .wav format.

Mapman, that might be true but it has nothing to do with resolution of the system mentioned in the statement.

I agree that a wireless connection has no effect on sound quality or detail specifically.

Mapman,

Thanks for the clear and concise answer. The good thing about dropouts is there's no second guessing, like with jitter: you either get or don't get dropouts.

I'm taking note of bandwith as an issue to keep in mind, especially since I'd like to experiment with hi-rez files, that are large.

FWIW, my router is Wireless-N and the PC is 802.11b/g/n, and I'm moving the router so it needs to go through only 2 internal brick walls perpendicularly to get to the Touch (down from 3 walls at 45-degree angle). Does that seem ok/bad/borderline?

Seems like the Touch is a rather safe and cheap way to get into hi-rez without any significant downsides, even for a $15k system like mine (pre/amp/speakers). Do you agree? Of course a better DAC will be needed down the road.

Thanks!