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From: VAXman- on 8 Sep 2009 11:24 In article <cHtpm.44180$PH1.2500(a)edtnps82>, Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> writes: >Michael Vilain wrote: >> In article <u2mpm.44176$PH1.15294(a)edtnps82>, >> Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: >> >>> Would it be feasible to string a cord from my late 2006 Imac into >>> another room, where one or more speakers would play music broadcast by >>> music stations on the Internet? >>> >>> The distance would be about 40 feet from the computer in one room to the >>> speaker or speakers in the other room. >>> >>> Robert >> >> if your iMac has a wireless connection, you can buy an Airport Extreme >> box, configure it to use Airtunes, and plug it into your stereo. The >> Mac will broadcast whatever iTunes is playing through "Airtunes" to the >> ApE box and your stereo will play it. >> >> You may have problems driving speakers with the right impedance through >> the Mac. Voltage does drop with distance due to the resistance in the >> wire. If it pulls to much current to drive the speakers through 40 ft. >> of wire, you could have a problem with the Mac. If you use a iMic USB >> device, it will drive regular headphones. It just won't be very loud. >> >> Go with the ApE box ($99) and your stereo (or a boombox with the right >> cables). > >Thanks, people. Your idea sounds good, but I don't think it'll work. > >I'm a subscriber to live365.com (http://www.live365.com) � because it >has a lot of radio stations. > >It claims to have 6,000 Internet radio stations, while Itunes has only a >paltry selection of a few dozen. Why? Can't you type a URL into the iTunes->Advanced>Open Audio Stream URL textbox? Being affiliated with one of the first stations listed in iTunes 1.0, I see no advantage to paying for or subscribing to live365. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG http://www.quirkfactory.com/popart/asskey/eqn2.png "Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"
From: isw on 8 Sep 2009 13:25 In article <vilain-E0BD01.00542508092009(a)individual.net>, Michael Vilain <vilain(a)NOspamcop.net> wrote: > In article <u2mpm.44176$PH1.15294(a)edtnps82>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > > > Would it be feasible to string a cord from my late 2006 Imac into > > another room, where one or more speakers would play music broadcast by > > music stations on the Internet? > > > > The distance would be about 40 feet from the computer in one room to the > > speaker or speakers in the other room. > > > > Robert > > if your iMac has a wireless connection, you can buy an Airport Extreme > box, configure it to use Airtunes, and plug it into your stereo. The > Mac will broadcast whatever iTunes is playing through "Airtunes" to the > ApE box and your stereo will play it. > > You may have problems driving speakers with the right impedance through > the Mac. You'll need to use powered speakers, or some sort of amplifier. The Mac's output is sufficient for headphones, but not for loudspeakers. > Voltage does drop with distance due to the resistance in the > wire. That is true, but it is insignifiant. > If it pulls to much current to drive the speakers through 40 ft. > of wire, you could have a problem with the Mac. That cannot happen. The (inconsequentially greater) voltage drop will not cause more current to be drawn; just the opposite. If you use an amplifier and place it in the other room, you may have a problem with a "ground loop", which will cause hum to show up in the audio. That can be resolved by using some sort of isolation transformers in the audio lines. I don't have any sources, but a bit of googling should point you in the right direction. If you put the amplifier adjacent to the Mac and run long wires to the speakers, that cannot happen. Isaac
From: AES on 8 Sep 2009 17:02 In article <00A913FF.5A0F09ED(a)SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote: > > Being affiliated with one of the first stations listed in iTunes 1.0, > I see no advantage to paying for or subscribing to live365. > There are some of us around who would go a long, long way to avoid having anything to do with iTunes.
From: George Kerby on 9 Sep 2009 10:02 On 9/8/09 9:51 AM, in article michelle-77BF0F.07515008092009(a)news.eternal-september.org, "Michelle Steiner" <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <cHtpm.44180$PH1.2500(a)edtnps82>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > >> The Apple site >> (http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/features/airtunes.html) says that >> Airport Express works with Itunes. It doesn't say it works with live365.com. > > iTunes is a software application; live365.com is a web site. And, the part about "a few dozen" stations available via iTunes is questionable. Hell, the 'Talk and Spoken Word" section alone has to have more than I can count because I have to scroll on my 24" monitor to get to the end.
From: Robert Montgomery on 9 Sep 2009 10:18
Michael Vilain wrote: > In article <u2mpm.44176$PH1.15294(a)edtnps82>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > >> Would it be feasible to string a cord from my late 2006 Imac into >> another room, where one or more speakers would play music broadcast by >> music stations on the Internet? >> >> The distance would be about 40 feet from the computer in one room to the >> speaker or speakers in the other room. >> >> Robert > > if your iMac has a wireless connection, you can buy an Airport Extreme > box, configure it to use Airtunes, and plug it into your stereo. Would it plug into the stereo's Mic or Phones outlet? > The > Mac will broadcast whatever iTunes is playing through "Airtunes" to the > ApE box and your stereo will play it. > > You may have problems driving speakers with the right impedance through > the Mac. Voltage does drop with distance due to the resistance in the > wire. If it pulls to much current to drive the speakers through 40 ft. > of wire, you could have a problem with the Mac. If you use a iMic USB > device, it will drive regular headphones. It just won't be very loud. > > Go with the ApE box ($99) and your stereo (or a boombox with the right > cables). |