| Digital audio receivers are a fabulous piece | | | | |
| of equipments for any audio enthusiast, fan | | | | A numebr of digital audio receivers come |
| of music or gadget fanatic. Move that music | | | | packaged with software that you need to setup |
| sitting on your computer into the rest of | | | | on your home computer. This software |
| your home. | | | | basically allows you to choose music from |
| | | | your collection as it knows where each file |
| You don't want to be tied down to your pc | | | | is located on your machine. |
| just so you can listen to your favourite | | | | |
| music. Also, those PC speakers don't really | | | | When a track is selected, the server software |
| do it justice if you have a hi-fi setup in | | | | loads the audio and then "streams" it to the |
| your home. A digital audio receiver is an | | | | digital audio receiver. Streaming is just a |
| ideal solution for getting that music | | | | technical term for passing the data to the |
| collection off your PC into the household via | | | | digital audio receiver fast enough to |
| a quality piece of audio equipment. | | | | allowing the digital audio receiver to begin |
| | | | playing instantly, without running out of |
| Whether the music is downloaded, ripped from | | | | music. This means that although the audio has |
| CDs or even created by you, if you're one of | | | | to be moved across the network, it is |
| the growing number of bedroom musicians that | | | | surprisingly fast. No need to wait for the |
| have sprung up since PCs became powerful | | | | entire song to be downloaded before playing. |
| enough and cheap enough for us all to make | | | | |
| music with them, a digital audio receiver | | | | If you've ever got tired of constantly |
| brings it to the living room. Now there | | | | changing over CD's on your normal audio |
| really is no need for that CD collection that | | | | setup, then this solution is perfect as |
| sits gathering dust in the age of music over | | | | everything is contained in one place. There |
| the Internet. | | | | are other benefits too, such as being able to |
| | | | see at a glance which music track is playing |
| The digital audio receiver does its magic by | | | | as well as who it is by. |
| being connected to your home network. | | | | |
| Different models offer different methods of | | | | A huge benefit of using a digital audio |
| connection, but they're all essentially the | | | | receiver is the ability to save your entire |
| same. Some connect to your wi-fi hub, others | | | | collection at any one time. You can literally |
| are physically connected with network cable, | | | | get thousands of tracks onto a single DVD |
| some are even connected to the phone socket, | | | | disc and a hard drive will allow you to store |
| for those of you with a home PNA network | | | | even more. |
| (Home Phoneline Networking Alliance). | | | | |