I don't believe the Transporter's performance would benefit from 802.11N as G is plenty fast for streaming audio, even high-rez. But if you are running an all-N network, having a G device on it drags down the performance of the entire network. I have that problem with TiVo, but whatcha gonna do?
Wifi vs USB
I've been following lots of reviews on USB DAC's but missing a crucial piece of information:
Is streaming wirelessly to a DAC more or less as good sonically as going with a good reclocked USB DAC directly connected to the USB port of a computer?
What I really want to know is: for my main audio system, do I need to keep the computer with the music database wired to the system or can I get equivalently close audiophile sound by streaming the bits wirelessly to the DAC?
If the latter (I hope!), then what is an example of an acceptable configuration?
Thanks,
Art
Is streaming wirelessly to a DAC more or less as good sonically as going with a good reclocked USB DAC directly connected to the USB port of a computer?
What I really want to know is: for my main audio system, do I need to keep the computer with the music database wired to the system or can I get equivalently close audiophile sound by streaming the bits wirelessly to the DAC?
If the latter (I hope!), then what is an example of an acceptable configuration?
Thanks,
Art