Airfoil is available for OS X as well. I don't have an AE, so haven't
tried it, but it's available.
http://rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/
The page for the Mac version isn't correct, it is mislabeled as being
Airfoil for Windows, even though the Windows version has its own page.
On Dec 13, 2008, at 13:36, David Poehlman wrote:
Hi Scott,
you wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Rutkowski" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 1:06 PM
Subject: Airport express questions
HI all.
I'm thinking about buying an airport express so I can listen to my
music
remotely on a stereo in another room away from my mac.
Excuse my ignorance here but i've not played with an airport express
before
and am wondering a few things.
Firstly does the airport express recieve it's power via a plugg pack
which
you plugg in to the wall outlet near your stereo to recieve power?
dp: The Airport express is actually a power brick with a router in
it. It
feels just like a larger version of the brick that comes with a
macbook. If
you purchase the apple audio kit, there is a cord in it that plugs
into the
airport express just like on the macbook but the cord is not shipped
with
the AE. What else you get with the apple auido kit is a stereo mini
to
digital optical audio cable, a mini to two rcas and a mini to mini
cable if
I remember. I'd have to grab mine an look at it but I think the
description
is online.
Secondly once you have used the airport utility to configure the
device, I
assume you simply use the remote speakers option in iTunes and the
music you
select in iTunes simply streams over your network to the airport
express
which is located near your stereo?
dp: correct, the ae can be only as far away from your receiver as
the audio
cable is long.
Also there's no way to somehow use the iMac remote to control iTunes
out
near the stereo is there?
The stereo is about 20 metres away in another room.
dp: as far as mac os is concerned, the remote is for front row and
front row
does not use airtunes.
There would be no way of using a macbook to control the iTunes
library on
the iMac to which the airport express is connected would there?
dp: Yes, if you share the library, you can have access to it through
any
ITunes you have authorized.
I am thinking the macbook could be near the airport express and the
music
would stream via the macbook and this would also work.
Is there any kind of lag or any brake up while the music is being
streamed
via airport express?
dp: I have experienced interruptions especially on my IMac and am
trhying to
pin down the cause but there is so much running here that I'm
surprised it
works as well as it does.
I know with some of the fm transmittors you can buy sometimes
interfearance
and or other issues can occurr and the music brakes up and sounds
terrible.
I take it also while the music is streaming you don't hear voice over
through the airport express just the music itself? Finally is iTunes
the
only application the airport express works with for streaming?
dp: Correct, all you get is what ITunes is playing. On the windows
side,
there is a program called airfoil which extends the capability of
other apps
to stream such as windows media player but I hagve not seen anything
for
macos.
Thanks to anyone who can answer the above questions.
You are welcome and let us know if you need any more help once you
get the
AE. It can be a bear to get going wih a router.
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