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Thanks all, with your advice I have it working!

I have a large library ripped from my MacBook Pro to a NAS on a wired network. My MacBook stays in my listening room and, for now, functions as the music server feeding my DAC. I installed iTunes on my upstairs office PC and would like to be able to access the music stored on the NAS while working in the office. Although I set the library to the same location in Preferences, I see nothing listed on the PC. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Chris, I figured it out! The Wadia DAC has several configurable inputs, the AES input was (by default) clocklinked to the separate Wadia transport which made it think the AES input should be set to 44.1 which is the max for that transport. I didn't catch that initially because the transport inputs to the DAC via its own glass fiber cable. I was able to go into a program mode and disable clocklink for the AES and it now works at 24/96. Yeah! This brings up another question: I am able to switch between 44.1 & 96 in the midi control w/o shutting down & re-starting iTunes. Do I need to switch back and forth when I listen to different source material? If so do I still need to stop/restart iTunes? Thanks for helping! Steve

My first post to a great site! I have put together the crude beginnings of a music server in an otherwise very hi-end system. It sounds fab put I'm stuck at 44.1 Macbook Pro firewire output into>MOTU Traveler AES/EBU digital output into>Wadia 271x DAC AES/EBU input I'm using the latest gen of iTunes. My dac is a 24/96k capable unit. The MOTU Traveler is a firewire/Mac "pro audio" audio interface that I already had (I use it to run an Earthworks microphone to do sweeps for room measurements). The stereo AES/EBU digital outs are 24/96 capable. As you can see I'm not going for ultra hi-res at this point but thought I'd enjoy listening to a few Linn downloads up to the 24/96 limit of my current equipment. The problem is that if I set the resolution to anything above 44.1 in the Midi interface on the Mac (using MOTUs driver) it kills the sound completely. I've made sure to do this w/ iTunes "off" and then re-start iTunes. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for the helpful culture on this wonderful site!