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  1. Amazing! It is working!!! I have an Express which is used as a relay to increase the range of my Airport Base station. After I read your message, I seemed to recall that I might have a cable of the type that you referenced that was once used on a Sony recorder. It is hard to believe that I found it, yanked the Express from downstairs, plugged it in next to the Arcam, popped the cable into it and into the Express and used my laptop as the source (have to set up the Cube later - I was just too excited to see if this setup would work). And yes I am listening to the Eagles from my laptop wireless to the Express and then via the TOSLINK to the Arcam and out through the Martin Logans. And as is typical with Apple I really did "plug and play" - never touched any config controls. Now I need to make sure that I am getting the best quality from the arrangement. I don't know, for example, if the Arcam needs further instruction. But in the meantime I got music. Thanks so much!
  2. Thanks to all for the breadth of input! Really helpful, especially concerning the various recommendations about compatible equipment. The DAC that is used by the AV9 is a Wolfson Microelectronics WM8740 (www.wolfsonmicro.com) which is 24 bit 96khz by their specifications. I am thinking about talking to the Arcam folks on Monday to see what configurations they are familiar with. Please keep the suggestions coming!
  3. Dear flatmap, Thanks for that input. I agree that the Cube is one of the most esthetically pleasing computers ever created. And thanks for the referral to Bel Canto. Now, I hate to be so dense but I am still not sure how one "directs" iTunes to output the digital signal to the USB port. Please advise on that one and I should be getting close to computer audio...
  4. OK, this site is terrific, but my comprehension is limited so please any input will be wonderful. I have a Mac Cube G4 which I would like to use as a server. I see how to use the CD drive to import CDs to an external drive (120 GB) using iTunes and AIFF formatting. Now...how does one direct that output digitally to a DAC? To be further specific, I have an Arcam AV9 pre-amp processor that has multiple coax digital inputs (and internally has a WM 8740 24/96 stereo DAC) that I could use for sound reproduction. I just don't know if it is possible to make a marriage of these pieces of equipment. Any help for a neophyte will be appreciated, and thanks for what is the best site on this topic that I have come across.
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