Squeezebox Touch: jitter thru wi-fi?


I'm looking into a SB Touch to go with a non-dedicated PC, and to feed my preamp (so initially, I'll use the Touch's DAC).

Eventually I plan to buy an external DAC, and I'm interested in the asynch USB DACs, which are supposed to avoid jitter through that interface. There's a Touch tweak going around to turn the USB input into an output, so that would be a preferred way to connect to said DAC.

Now how about mistimmings in the data transfer (jitter) through my wi-fi from PC to Touch? Is that an issue?

Thanks!
lewinskih01

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Mapman,

Thanks for the clear and concise answer. The good thing about dropouts is there's no second guessing, like with jitter: you either get or don't get dropouts.

I'm taking note of bandwith as an issue to keep in mind, especially since I'd like to experiment with hi-rez files, that are large.

FWIW, my router is Wireless-N and the PC is 802.11b/g/n, and I'm moving the router so it needs to go through only 2 internal brick walls perpendicularly to get to the Touch (down from 3 walls at 45-degree angle). Does that seem ok/bad/borderline?

Seems like the Touch is a rather safe and cheap way to get into hi-rez without any significant downsides, even for a $15k system like mine (pre/amp/speakers). Do you agree? Of course a better DAC will be needed down the road.

Thanks!