Brian, I agree. I purchased a standalone Philips network player to get streaming audio from my PC. I loaded all my CDs to my PC - and never touch the CDs again!! The Philips unit plugs into the Outlaw pre/pro downstairs and the PC is upstairs. The Philips unit and the PC connect via a standard home wi-fi network.

With 300-GB USB hard drives going for about $100, storage is getting cheaper and cheaper. And the USB connection really is simple.

I hope that pre-amps with network capability will be able to read standard Windows .M3U playlists and uncompressed .WAV files, and not require anything special. A nice display so one can see the selection without having to turn on the TV is also a must.