peachtree audio decco help needed

[jerryd]

I have had my decco for a couple years now. I use it for two channel
home theater mostly. also use it for 2 channel audio as well. Also sounds just
fantastic on digital television. I have never used it for what most
people buy it for. And that is to listen to stored music files from their
computer. I want to start doing this but I dont know how to get started.
Can I do this from any computer that has usb port? how do I get this
digital out signal? can I listen to FM radio that is on laptop? found a
killer station to listen to. Sure would like to hear through this
Decco. I just bought a usb cable that connects decco to laptop. Dont
know how to proceed from here.

Thanks of the help guys and Merry Christmas to all.

[AnalogWave]

Guess you're the Lone Decco Ranger on this Forum.

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an Industry Standard, thus any Mac or PC made in the last decade or so should work fine.

I'd start (and end, really) with this link. All you'd want to know about the process and then some but it's well laid out and explained. The consensus is to use a 'lossless' file format when ripping music to your computer's hard drive so you get all the fidelity possbile from your CDs. Connect it to your Decco with a USB cable, select the appropiate Input on the Decco and click 'Play' on your chosen playback software. You may need to make some adjustments to the Audio Utility on the computer you're using to make sure music is traveling through the USB port vs. the computer speakers ('Audio MIDI Setup' on a Mac, which is what I'm familiar with). Most playback software will allow you to play streaming music from the Internet but if by chance yours doesn't you should be able to use a web browser. Be aware that streaming audio at its best won't match a lossless file in quality and could fall well short of expectations if broadcast at a lesser bitrate. Still, it's a great way to get exposure to new music - love it myself.