Wi-Fi Limitations and Sample rates...16/44.1

16 x 44,1000 x 2 (stereo) = approx 1.4Mbs.

May be a problem with the very first version of 802.11 circa 1997, but no problem with later WLAN 802.11a or 802.11g, the latter having a theoretical bandwidth of 54Mbs.

Regards,

WiFi speeds will vary dramatically with both signal strength and the wireless standard used by the equipment (802.11a,b,g,n). 802.11g, which is the standard most commonly used by recent equipment, should handle pretty much any audio data comfortably, provided that the signal strength is good. (A wifi link will operate at reduced speed if signal strength is weak). 802.11g will invariably, though, provide much lower speeds than its theoretical 54mbps maximum, even under ideal signal conditions.

To test your speed, transfer a large computer file across your wireless link, and measure how long it takes. Multiply the number of megaBytes of the file by 8 to get megabits, and divide by the number of seconds to get mbps.

Regards,
-- Al

Also routers only route and do not implement algorithms for down sampling data streams so if you are hearing the music play without dropouts, you are most likely getting all the bits delivered that should be.