Which room is your Rio Receiver in?

Livingroom, Master bedroom & Workshop

How do you use it?

By twidderling the knobs

Do you run it from an amplifier?

The one in the livingroom is plugged into AV amp.

Describe what its hooked to (speakers, amp, etc.)?

Yamaha AV amp, Small speakers on master bedroom one & PC speakers on workshop one.

Where's the server?

In my workshop

Is there server "always on"?

Yep

If so, is that because of Rio Receiver or another reason as well?

Home server for automation & Internet access.

Is the server your main computer or a dedicated server? (Do you check e-mail and use word on it, or do you have a different computer for that?)

Not used by anyone, dedicated server

What OS is it being served from?

Windows 2000 server

Do you use the HPNA or Ethernet 10/100?

Ethernet @ 100 Mbits switched

Would you have preferred a different network connection?

Gigabit switched!!!

Did you have a network in place before the Rio Receiver?

Yep

How many tracks do you have?

12000 ish give or take a few 100

What format/bitrate are most of your tracks?

128 or above, most at 160 or 192

What do you use to create your tracks?

Easy CD Extractor & LAME encoder

How do you organize your tracks?

c:\music\artistname - albumname\
or
c:\music\compalbumname\

What do you use to organize your tracks? (ID3 tags, playlists, etc.)

Using mp3-tag studio, Magic file renamer & Playboyster for creating playlists

Are you picky about them? (I don't know how to ask this, but I try to make sure the artists, titles, etc. are correct. I know other people who don't bother editing whatever CDDB gave them, right or wrong.)

Yep, trying to get all ID's & filenames in an unified way

How do you normally select / play the tracks on your RIO? (Pick a song? Pick a Genre? Pick a Playlist?, Repeat, Continue?etc.)

Album from playlist (tracks in order) or a playlist.

How do you WISH you could play the tracks on your RIO?

Would like to be able to add tracks to the end of a playing playlist.

Do you play your collection of tracks through other devices? (Computer at home, computer at work, etc.)

No

If so, which one(s)?

N/A

How do you select / play the tracks from other software/devices? (Like if you play them from your computer)

N/A

Do you have other related devices? (Portable MP3 players, Replay TVs, RioCars, etc.)

None but if a RioCar needs testing then I'll do it

Are computers/electronics/audio equipment a profession or hobby?

Yep both.

Vince, UK (DDAR x 3)