Hello!
I have been lurking on these forums for more than a year now and made only a couple of posts. Knowledgeable members have provided many interesting reads!
Anyway, I am pondering on whether to get a nad m33 to serve as a new protagonist of my music and occasional movie experience, substituting an 356BEE I have since 2013, but I have zero experience with networks and streaming.
I currently use my pc as the source, connected to an usb dac which feeds the integrated amp, and was planning to get the HDMI MDC module for the M33 as it has 3 inputs which would allow me to connect 2 different pc's (the USB MDC module has only 1 input and costs 500 vs 350 usd, and that way I can use a TV as a second screen exactly as I do now). As another member kindly confirmed in the M33 thread, this setup would allow me to operate essentially the same as I currently do, but I would also like to explore the world of streaming, so this is what I am not sure of:
I have wifi at home using a router fed by an optical signal, this router has many free ethernet ports. If I understand correctly, I could either run an ethernet cable between the m33 and the router, or connect via wifi without cables. Are there any differences between the two I should be aware of?
As I understand, I already have a network, and connecting the M33 either way would make it a part of this network. If that is correct, could the M33 play files stored in my pc via the network?
I hope someone can educate me a bit on this, I am opening a new thread as I already have many other questions regarding the M33 more specifically and I don't want to clog that thread.
Thanks!!
I have been lurking on these forums for more than a year now and made only a couple of posts. Knowledgeable members have provided many interesting reads!
Anyway, I am pondering on whether to get a nad m33 to serve as a new protagonist of my music and occasional movie experience, substituting an 356BEE I have since 2013, but I have zero experience with networks and streaming.
I currently use my pc as the source, connected to an usb dac which feeds the integrated amp, and was planning to get the HDMI MDC module for the M33 as it has 3 inputs which would allow me to connect 2 different pc's (the USB MDC module has only 1 input and costs 500 vs 350 usd, and that way I can use a TV as a second screen exactly as I do now). As another member kindly confirmed in the M33 thread, this setup would allow me to operate essentially the same as I currently do, but I would also like to explore the world of streaming, so this is what I am not sure of:
I have wifi at home using a router fed by an optical signal, this router has many free ethernet ports. If I understand correctly, I could either run an ethernet cable between the m33 and the router, or connect via wifi without cables. Are there any differences between the two I should be aware of?
As I understand, I already have a network, and connecting the M33 either way would make it a part of this network. If that is correct, could the M33 play files stored in my pc via the network?
I hope someone can educate me a bit on this, I am opening a new thread as I already have many other questions regarding the M33 more specifically and I don't want to clog that thread.
Thanks!!