Wireless Music Bridge, Soundbridge, etc.

As for the Squeeze box (I use the III), it is mindlessly simple to set up. Any wireless music system CAN be subject to drop outs, and it will depend on your networks strength at it's location, and concurrent usage.

Kennyt, so how do you feel about the sound quality? Do you get sound comparable to your other sources?

I am looking to bypass the soundcard in my PC as the CD version of the same file sounds superior to playing the original source through my PC in Winamp, whether it's flac, shn,wma, or mp3.

I've been doing A/B comparisons of the original files I downloaded and then copied onto CD. The CD's have much more of everything and I feel I need to send the signal directly to the Pre-amp and not use the PC soundcard.

Jim, I think we've conversed on this subject before. The only real trick to setting up the MusicBridge is to use a hardwire connection (Ethernet cable) when you do the intial setup. After that it's pretty much a doddle.

I never get any dropouts from mine, but my MB is only about 25 ft. away from my router. If you do experience consistent dropouts, you could always run an Ethernet cable to it and be done with it.

Before jumping into one of the (much) more expensive solutions, give the MB a try. You're only risking $80. Just buy it from a place with a reasonable return policy. Buy.com has them in stock with free shipping:

http://www.buy.com/prod/linksys-wireless-g-music-bridge-1-x-10-100base-tx-ieee-802-11b-g/q/loc/111/202191046.html

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