AE is the same and when there is an update, it's done through the airport utility.
It is ideal if you can use a router but as long as there is a signal, it will work if it can communicate. it is the computer that needs to see the ae though, not the other way round so to speak. My apple audio kit has exactly what you need stereo mini to double rca. You can have both, remote speakers or local speakers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Rutkowski" <[email protected]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 1:50 PM Subject: Re: Airport express questions Hi again all. I've just read the manual for the airport express and one thing puzzles me. If the airport express and stereo are together in another room away from the iMac, as long as the airport express can see the wireless signal from the mac, it should work fine shouldn't it? Also the stereo I have has 2 r c a jacks for auxilary so the cable you get in the stereo connection kit, one end I assume is a 3.5 inch stereo jack for the airport express. The other end would need to be r c a or I would think there would be an adapter you could get to convert the 3.5 inch connector to r c a? Finally when was the last time airport express was updated by apple and would it be worth waiting incase a newer version comes out say at macworld or would it be safe to buy an airport express now? does the music while streaming via iTunes also can it be heard in the room with the iMac or can you disable the audio via the iMac and only have the streaming audio heard via your stereo connected to airport express? Now i'll be able to listen to my streaming shoutcast audio via iTunes on my stereo away from my Mac. Exciting stuff. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[email protected]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 5:36 AM Subject: Re: Airport express questions > 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. > > >
