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It seems like every audio product that has wireless capability is focused on streaming audio wirelessly. But what if you dont need or want that? What if your hard drive is right next to your amplifier and all you need is a DAC that you can control wirelessly with a smartphone, tablet or laptop? You want the DAC to be able to expose the tracks to an app on your tablet allowing you select what plays and how loud. But the audio data itself streams over a wired connection. I know that a netbook can do this but I am not looking for another computer to maintain. I am looking for a dedicated piece of hardware that does this. Even a wirelessly controlled player that outputs digital would be fine. I already have a DAC. My HD is a RAID NAS drive. Is this possible? Does such a thing exist? Thanks

Here is an extensive review of this NAS RAID box that says that it can stream music without being connected to a PC. That implies that all you need is the Synology NAS, a DAC and a cheap web enabled device to control it and Bob's your uncle! There are more details on page 5. Am I misunderstanding this?

I could also run Touchpad Pro on the iPod touch to administrate the whole system remotely without a monitor at all! The iPod Touch is an awesome controller device. It serves up cover art big and pretty and fits right in your pocket (try that sonos!) Thanks for the DAC recommendation. I'll give it a try.

Hi everyone. My wife and I are looking to rip all of our CDs. We have a low end Naim Audio system and 1000 CDs. As the resident audio/computer nerd in the house I am looking for a good yet affordable solution. The plan is to run iTunes and use an iPhone as a remote using the new "Remote" software. I already use Remote at work to control iTunes on my Dell laptop and it works very well! I use an iPod Touch. She has the iPhone. I ran across the FitPC. Its a small fanless PC for $445... including XP! It seems a lot less expensive than the SlimPro fanless systems at Cappuccino. It has two high speed USB 2 ports which I can use for an external CD-ROM and a DAC of some sort. I can use a NAS/RAID server in another room (perhaps the Thecus N2100). With this set up I figure the only things Ill ever want to upgrade is the DAC and the storage capacity. Has anyone tried the FitPC here? Thoughts? Does this all sound like a decent solution? Its a lot cheaper than the CA04. So the question is, where should I start with the DAC? Should I just go with an inexpensive non-up-sampling DAC like the Devilsound cable or should I spring for the Stello DA100? The Naim system is pretty good so I dont want to compromise it. However, Ive actually never heard up-sampling. Is it worth the extra bux? Is there anything else I should consider? Thanks! Clark