Technical Question for WiFi Hi-Fi Setup

[lotus]

Originally Posted by OverHillandDale

Lotus, I use a streaming device called the Squeezebox. It is a Logitech product now. It comes in various sizes and models that can act as standalone products (plays like a radio but streams from the server) as they have their own speaker. there are also strictly streaming receivers that can be attached to a audio system. It is wireless and uses stereo rca cables to connect to audio system.

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I hope this helps. Feel free to ask more questions.

dale

Thank you for this information, Dale. Looking for the information about the squeezebox it seems to be exactly that what I want at a reasonable price. I will try it out and give you a feedback!

Originally Posted by deSousa

Hi lotus, this is probably not the answer you want, but to hear AM at the living room I'd use a good pair of headphones. The 128 kbit you get from AM is nowhere close to the quality you should feed to an HiFi. In my experience, anything other than copper or silver is not really worth plugging in, even to an entry level system like mine.

Thank you for the answer, deSousa. I agree with you, that the streaming quality of 128 kbs is not the quality as if you have a lossless audio source (or even better an analog good Vinyl player). But IMHO even a 24 kbs streams sounds better out of good quality speakers that out of any laptop speakers. In my experience quality of the source of the music is by far not so important than the quality of the last technical device before the music reaches you ear..

Thank you to you both, Dale and deSousa for taking you time to answer!