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From: Sander Tekelenburg on 9 Sep 2009 18:57 In article <WOOpm.44304$PH1.28328(a)edtnps82>, Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > Michael Vilain wrote: [...] > > if your iMac has a wireless connection, you can buy an Airport Extreme > > box, configure it to use Airtunes, and plug it into your stereo. > > Would it plug into the stereo's Mic or Phones outlet? Into its aux inlet. Notes: - Michael (must have) meant the AirportExpress - if you would run a cable from the Mac's sound out to the stereo, *all* your Mac's sound will go there, including system beeps, etc. - out of the box only iTunes can stream to an AirportExpress, and the AirportExpress can only handle Apple's favorite codecs. OGGs won't work, for example -- the third-party app Airfoil let's you send the sound of any app to the AirportExpress. (I've never used it myself though. iTunes is good enough for me.) -- Sander Tekelenburg, <http://www.euronet.nl/~tekelenb/> Mac user: "Macs only have 40 viruses, tops!" PC user: "SEE! Not even the virus writers support Macs!"
From: MC on 9 Sep 2009 20:49 In article <user-4351F1.00570810092009(a)newsreader.euronet.nl>, Sander Tekelenburg <user(a)domain.invalid> wrote: > In article <WOOpm.44304$PH1.28328(a)edtnps82>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > > > Michael Vilain wrote: > > [...] > > > > 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? > > Into its aux inlet. > > Notes: > - Michael (must have) meant the AirportExpress > - if you would run a cable from the Mac's sound out to the stereo, *all* > your Mac's sound will go there, including system beeps, etc. > - out of the box only iTunes can stream to an AirportExpress, and the > AirportExpress can only handle Apple's favorite codecs. OGGs won't work, > for example -- the third-party app Airfoil let's you send the sound of > any app to the AirportExpress. (I've never used it myself though. iTunes > is good enough for me.) I'm coming to this thread late, but I have a RocketFM gizmo - a USB FM Transmitter. You can find them on eBay. It is discontinued (by Griffin, I believe) and the driver for Leopard and Snow Leopard may not be on their web site, but if you contact them they will send it to you. Getting it in the right position and the volume controls is a bit fiddly, but once it's working, it works really well... -- "If you can, tell me something happy." - Marybones
From: Kurt Ullman on 9 Sep 2009 19:38 In article <user-4351F1.00570810092009(a)newsreader.euronet.nl>, Sander Tekelenburg <user(a)domain.invalid> wrote: >k, > for example -- the third-party app Airfoil let's you send the sound of > any app to the AirportExpress. (I've never used it myself though. iTunes > is good enough for me.) Love Airfoil for the stuff iTunes can't. For example Deep Tracks from Sirius or my John Hiatt station from Pandora (or my Christmas station when the time comes) all go to the B&O stereo for better quality than from the speakers. I also can get them on the deck or down in the basement should I desire. -- Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party. Jimmy Buffett
From: Robert Montgomery on 18 Sep 2009 01:16 Sander Tekelenburg wrote: > In article <WOOpm.44304$PH1.28328(a)edtnps82>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > Sander Tekelenburg wrote: > In article <WOOpm.44304$PH1.28328(a)edtnps82>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > >> Michael Vilain wrote: > > [...] > >>> 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. > > Into its aux inlet. > > Notes: > - Michael (must have) meant the AirportExpress > - if you would run a cable from the Mac's sound out to the stereo, *all* > your Mac's sound will go there, including system beeps, etc. > - out of the box only iTunes can stream to an AirportExpress, and the > AirportExpress can only handle Apple's favorite codecs. OGGs won't work, > for example -- the third-party app Airfoil let's you send the sound of > any app to the AirportExpress. (I've never used it myself though. iTunes > is good enough for me.) > > >> Would it plug into the stereo's Mic or Phones outlet? > Into its aux inlet. It doesn't have an aux inlet. It only has a "Phones" inlet, which doesn't work when the Airport Express cable is plugged into it. (I have a Curtis Multifunction LCD Display mini stereo.) So I shopped for powered speakers. I found a nice set for $40 (Altec Lansing VS2620) but the salesman said it's for computers - not steros, so I didn't buy them. I just shopped for a powered speaker. Can anyone recommend a cheap set for less than $75 Robert
From: Robert Montgomery on 18 Sep 2009 01:27
VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote: > In article <cHtpm.44180$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. Thanks. I hadn't realized that there are so many stations on Itunes. I cancelled my subscription to live365 and have switched back to Itunes, which seems to be just as good. Robert |