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!

[deSousa]

Originally Posted by lotus

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..

Hi again lotus, indeed laptop inbuilt speakers have a very narrow band of reproduction, there simply isn't space in the chassis to accomodate the required hardware; appart from that the speakers are too close to each other and usually facing up, it'd be better if hardware makers simply didn't include them. I didn't understood this as your issue. That being the case I'd opt for copper, that's how I do it. This way I can also use the laptop as a CD/DVD/MP3 player.

[lotus]

Originally Posted by deSousa

Hi again lotus, indeed laptop inbuilt speakers have a very narrow band of reproduction, there simply isn't space in the chassis to accomodate the required hardware; appart from that the speakers are too close to each other and usually facing up, it'd be better if hardware makers simply didn't include them. I didn't understood this as your issue. That being the case I'd opt for copper, that's how I do it. This way I can also use the laptop as a CD/DVD/MP3 player.

I had copper/cables and I wanted to get rid of them. On main PC in the office the M-Audio card is still connected via cables to the amp etc.

So now a preliminary feedback of what I installed now in the living room to the HiFi:

New Netbook Packard Bell http://www.packardbell.co.uk/pb/en/G...l/NU.BXSEK.002

USB Bluetooth adapter

Logitech Squeezebox http://www.amazon.de/Logitech-schnur.../dp/B004ZH0RSY

Installation of the new hardware into the family network: No problem
Installation of the Squeezebox : "0" problems (Foobar erecognizes the device as a speaker)
Sound: at a first "hear" as good as over copper"

Resuming: Happy (and more important: Doris happy) as no cables any more in the living room

Again thank you Dale and deSousa for your input.

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Originally Posted by lotus

Resuming: Happy (and more important: Doris happy) as no cables any more in the living room

Again thank you Dale and deSousa for your input.

I'm glad to hear it was successful for you. I look forward to the One Month Later review. Ah, the things we do for your beloved wives.

[lotus]

Originally Posted by OverHillandDale

I'm glad to hear it was successful for you. I look forward to the One Month Later review. Ah, the things we do for your beloved wives.

The month later review:

I finally found out, how the BT transmission works. The MP3/AAC is decoded in the puter, then compressed again according a BT standard and sent to the Audio adapter, where it is decompressed and sent analog to the amp.

I made some hearing test with a wired connection with an USB Soundblaster audio card and the BT Logitech solution. With my 56 year old ears, which have passed even PT gigs w/o ear plugs, I could only imagine a difference, but not really notice. (I compared ripped tunes from CD with 400 kbs AAC). I did not compare it with original CD's directly wired with gold plugs to the amp, as this was not what I was searching for.

Conclusion:
For € 30 I found an excellent solution which I can only recommend!