Craig Myers

I think I just came up with a better solution! I just received the WD My Cloud Mirror and I am copying my iTunes library to it as I type this. I can configure it as a DLNA server and then use my HP laptop running JRiver or something to play the files at the stereo system with nice SHORT cables. I like JRiver since I can get JRemote and run everything from my iPad. The only issue is Apple DRM-protected content ...

I don't actually have the NAD device ... and it appears it is line of sight only (not through walls). I guess I will go back to the converter on my desk by the Mac and a 30' long S/PDIF cable. I was referring to testing done with the Transparent USB cable where it still showed good signal at 50' ... but $$$! Any recommendations on converters? Thinking about the iFi iLink. 5 audiophiles with a dog ... laden or unladen?

Hello fellow audiophiles! First my system (digital stream only): Neko Audio DAC2, "Modified" Bottlehead Seduction, DIY RH84SE, Klipsch Cornwalls I have an iMac with a TON of music on it including some 24/96 from HD Tracks that I converted from FLAC to AIFF to get into iTunes. The problem is this Mac is an an adjacent room (~20 feet away). I used to have a 6" USB cable with remote power injection to a HiFace2 through a 30' Blue Jeans S/PDIF Cable to my DAC. I saw the NAD DAC 2 and decided I wanted to go wireless so I sold the HiFace. I never tried the DAC 2, but am looking to get the digital set-up again and was reading that USB cables should be long and the S/PDIF short. The key seems to be the quality of the re-clocking converter. I want to keep iTunes so I can use the Remote app on my iPad to control the system. I also have a lot of DRM music that I want to play. My DAC is limited to 24/96, so really no need to go beyond that ... if I want better quality, I'll break out the vinyl! So now I am bombarded with too many options and not sure which way to turn ... any advice is much appreciated! NAD DAC 2 Audioengine D2 30' USB to iLink & IUSBPower HELP!