Hi!
I just bought one of these, hard to knock it at $59 which is what I paid
but there are some issues to consider and many of these are mentioned in
the review I link to below.
Firstly, this device doesn't have a digital audio output, just analogue
so if you're looking for top notch audio quality out of the cube then
just forget it because you're totally reliant on what the device gives
you through its DAC'S which is probably okay for most people who will be
streaming some sort of compressed data to the device anywah.
Second, the device only supports 1 Wi-Fi band, 2.4GHZ and that's really
not good enough these days when just about everything else supports both
2.4 and5.0
GHZ bands, the Airport Express supports both similtaniously meaning that
if there's interference on one then the Airport Express and your
streaming device will negotiate a channel on another band.
The D-Link device has a Auto Setup button - WPS - on it which is fine
for those who have WPS compatible rooter hardware - most do - so read up
on this before you buy so you know how the procedure works, setup should
then be a breeze and take around 2 minutes.
If your rooter doesn't have WPS then you're going to have to go through
the manual setup, this involves joining the Wi-Fi network of the D-Link
as I understand it and having the D-Link recognise your rooters Wi-Fi
details.
Its a shame the D-Link doesn't have a LAN port so other devices can
connect to it thus utilise the full benefit of the Wi-Fi extension, the
Airport Express has a LAN port so you can connect another computer for
example to it via a LAN cable but then again the D-Link is cheap.
Apart from all that, the device looks a good bargain to be had at $59,
audio quality wasn't particularly what I was after so this doesn't
bother me, I'm going to be using the device to stream from my cable box
in the lounge to an older music system by my bedside, will be absolutely
perfect for that.
Anyway to the review.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/connected-home-reviews/dlink-wi-fi-audio-extender-review/
On 21/04/2015 12:37 AM, brianolesen wrote:
Hi,
Actually there are other great solutions as well.
DLink has a very cool one.
DCH-M225
It supports a wider span of protocols.
Brian
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Trethowan
Sendt: 19. april 2015 20:07
Til: PC Audio Discussion List
Emne: Re: lossless music streaming by wifi
the output jack of the Airport Express is a line-out jack, the jack is a
3.5MM jack which can either be used for analogue or digital line-out.
On 20/04/2015 4:01 AM, André van Deventer wrote:
Dane
Can you please explain. If I want to invest in this I would like to know
as
much as possible.
Also, do you know whether the 3.5 mm jack is a high impedence output as
for
connection to stereo systems or a low impedence output as for use with
headphones? My system does not have digital inputs and I do not have the
funds to invest in this at this stage.
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From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: 19 April 2015 07:45 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: lossless music streaming by wifi
Come again? Who said anything about using iTunesw, there are other options
that can be used.
On 20/04/2015 3:22 AM, Fanus wrote:
Hello
I think Andre's problem is that he does not want to use iTunes to
stream. I too have the Express and unlike many folks I like iTunes.
Regards
Fanus
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Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: lossless music streaming by wifi
This can be made so very simple, buy an Apple Airport Express plug it
into the Line-in of your Hi-Fi in the other room and stream to your
hearts content.
If your Hi-Fi has a digital input then you can make full use of this
by using the digital output of the Airport Express.
You can also put the Airport Express to good use as an extra Wireless
Access Point, Wireless Extender etc.
I think the Airport Express is only $50 now, about the same cost as a
good RCA lead and yep, I wouldn't like to risk running a long RCA
lead, the possability of more interference and loss of quality is
certainly there.
I don't want to brag but streaming around my house is my passion so
yeah, I like to think I know one or two things about streaming or
getting audio/video from one location to another <smile>.
On 20/04/2015 2:46 AM, André van Deventer wrote:
Hi all
Am moving to a new flat and have to sort out my sound stuff now.
I play all my music through the computer now. My hifi system will be
standing in one room and my computer in another one.
So I need to get the sound from one to the other.
I have the following options:
1. Using the output of a digital to audio converter and lay
down an
RCA to RCA cable of quite a few meters from one room to the other.
This
might be the cheapest way. But with such a long cable you will
start to
find interference as these cables are not supposed to be so long.
And you
do also get some sound reduction.
2. Using some kind of LAN device. I do not know if such a thing
exist at all – a device with which you can stream music ythrough
LAN that
has an analog output. It would also necessitate the laying of long
cables
which could also be a problem.
3. Then there is the option I may want to examine. My
question is
whether with the technology available today it is possible to stream
music
in lossless format through a WIFI connection. I would like to do
this using
my media player of choice which is Foobar 2000 at present. I don’t
want to
use Itunes as I find it cumbersome and limited.
Any suggestions about which way to go?
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