Introduction
Recently sold my SOtM SMS-200 (replaced with Ultra). Based on the number of questions received, it was apparent that many people were still learning about how a network player can fit into the audio chain. Decided to write this Primer to help people start their journey into the interesting (but at times frustrating!) world of a network player (also called network streamer).
Note that the SMS-200 is not plug and play, and requires configuration and a basic understanding of networking (e.g. ip addresses of SMS-200, NAS, static ip address vs DHCP).
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