nicelyt done - it is always fun to get this stuff up and running...
pics..?
the trick is wireless - folks use those apple airport express things, but they dont do digi-out (unless modded, and that is big $$)... you would have to have the lappy, with the digi out connected to the dac, but you could be streaming the files from another outer using wireless...
with the airport, you can stream to usb, and then to a dac that accepts usb (and this guy canmod "all" dac's to accept usb input, but it is lots-o-cash...
that is why i went with a case that fits on the stack - because i need to have the digi-out cable plugged into it...
also, when i bought the case i use, nobody was doing this (three yeaaaars ago). now, you can get a sharp looking barebones kit for under $500 that has chip/mb/onboard usb 2, lan, and digiout sound. all you have to do is install memory, had + os (of course add monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. slap the lcd in the drivebays, and you wil be all set....