Sfar, thanks for your response. yes, I could add a different DAC. Since the only flat surface on the same side of the room is a dresser, which has to hold a TV and a printer, I was hoping to make a somewhat invisible solution. But I can velcro attach a V-DAC as well as an AE, so thanks again.
Saeyedoc, thanks, but the AudioengineD2 is probably not a good fit. The only place to sit in the room is on a loveseat on the opposite wall from the speakers. The D2 is a 2-piece unit, so she would have to hold the send unit in your lap. I don't understand the necessity of a separate wireless network when there is perfectly good WiFi in the same room? Hires would be nice, but frankly all of her files are Redbook ALE format. I keep thinking about the SB Touch, but she doesn't want to load the Squeezebox/Logitech Media server on her laptop.
Saeyedoc, thanks, but the AudioengineD2 is probably not a good fit. The only place to sit in the room is on a loveseat on the opposite wall from the speakers. The D2 is a 2-piece unit, so she would have to hold the send unit in your lap. I don't understand the necessity of a separate wireless network when there is perfectly good WiFi in the same room? Hires would be nice, but frankly all of her files are Redbook ALE format. I keep thinking about the SB Touch, but she doesn't want to load the Squeezebox/Logitech Media server on her laptop.