# Recommend a Digital Audio Receiver

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-digital-audio-receiver/276470>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 24, 2004, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-digital-audio-receiver/276470 "2004-11-24T14:46:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![cj\_finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@cj\_finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cj_finn)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-digital-audio-receiver/276470/1 "2004-11-24T14:46:22Z")

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My wife and I are looking at upgrading the stereo system. We’ve got a old receiver that works for now, but has a wierd slider type volume control in which 2 is the equivalent of 11 (ST scale). Makes it hard to adjust the volume properly.

Anyway, we’re looking at a new receiver that will be able to control a couple of zones in the house, but we also want to stream digital audio from our PC to the stereo. The kicker is that I want to also stream internet radio stations (my favorite is WXPN out of Philedelphia).

I’ve read a bit about the Squeeze Box and Streamium, but I’m just a simple mechanical engineer and don’t know nuthin’ bout birthin no babies.

Do you have a recommendation?

cj