Hi Rod, The bit that is missing is an amplifier. The audio output from the airport express is meant to drive the input of an amplifier/receiver/music centre (typically via an ³Aux in² input port). There is no amplifier in the Airport Express and the output is insufficient to drive the speakers directly unless you can find outdoor speakers with built-in amplifiers.
Typically Airtunes with the airport express is used to send the sound from your computer in one room to a sound system in another room. With regard to your specific question, the answer is yes you can play your itunes music to the outdoor speakers with the following qualifications: > 1. I've installed powered outdoor speakers Yes, if by powered speakers you mean speakers with built-in amplifiers which take a line-level input. > 2.I've got a powerpoint outside near the outdoor speakers > > 3. I run an audio cable from the airport express into the outdoor speakers Yes, but the airport express and power supply is not designed for an outdoor environment so depending on the distance involved this cable length could be problematic for a signal line. The other way to do it would be to just have non-powered outdoor speakers and just run the speaker wire into an internal sound system (just an amp if you are only interested in the Airtunes source) - this is basically how I have my garden sound set-up Airport express to get the sound from computer to sound system then wires to external speakers. My sound system is an old receiver with ³A² and ³B² speaker outputs, so the internal speakers are connected to ³A² and the external speakers to ³B². Some advantages with this set-up are: * I can select radio/CD/computer (aux) for the sound source * I can direct the sound to internal, external or both sets of speakers. One disadvantage to this set-up is: * When the sound is directed to both internal and external ³A+B² speakers, the single volume control controls the volume for both speaker sets. My external speakers were just from Dick Smiths they are OK for me - they do not get used that frequently but if I wanted better quality, I would spend more ;) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 1/10/09 2:49 PM, Rod Blitvich at rb...@iinet.net.au wrote: > Hi WAMUgers > We have added a patio/pergola outdoors, just off the Living Room. > We are about to get an electrician to wire up the lights and powerpoints to > this outdoor area. > I am thinking about speakers/music. > > Should I install some outdoor speakers? Any recommendations? > Should I get the electrician to run speaker wiring from inside to the outdoor > speakers? > Then i thought - isn't this what the Airport Express and Airtunes is all > about??? Don't know much about it. > > "AirTunes takes the music from the iTunes library on your computer and sends > it wirelessly to any stereo or speakers in your home. All you have to do is > plug an AirPort Express into an electrical outlet near those speakers, then > connect them with an audio cable." > > Does this mean I can play my itunes music to the outdoor speakers providing: > 1. I've installed powered outdoor speakers > 2.I've got a powerpoint outside near the outdoor speakers > 3. I run an audio cable from the airport express into the outdoor speakers > ? > > What's the cost? > Outdoor speakers??? > Airport Express: $179 > AirPort Express Stereo Connection Kit with Monster Cables: $59 > > > Your advice appreciated please. > ta > Blitto > > > > > > > > Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam¹s Dad > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 0409 681 256 > rb...@iinet.net.au > http://web.me.com/blitto <http://web.mac.com/blitto> > > Black holes suck. > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
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