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.
