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From: Robert Montgomery on 18 Sep 2009 01:32 AES wrote: > In article <vilain-E0BD01.00542508092009(a)individual.net>, > Michael Vilain <vilain(a)NOspamcop.net> 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. The > > You meant "Airport Express"? I don't think I need Extreme because the salesman who sold me Express today didn't tell me I need Extreme. Robert
From: Robert Montgomery on 18 Sep 2009 21:11 Richard Hix wrote: > Using two Airport Expresses [Expressi ;-) ], one hooked to the den's > stereo system, one in the living room to a small Sony 2-speaker > desktop size box with an iPhone dock. Routing through iTunes to both > works great. > Richard I wonder why the Express brochure shows in the illustration for the setup of the: "Existing Wireless Network and Stream Music to Your Home Stereo" with an Airport Extreme Base Station attached to the computer's Ethernet port and broadcasting signals to the Airport Express. And there's no illustration in the brochure that shows the setup with an Iphone dock. Also, I just bought two Altec powered speakers but they won't hook into my Curtis mini stereo, so I have to return them to a store and buy a new stereo instead. This is so confusing and frustrating. I should have known it would be like this. Robert
From: Robert Montgomery on 18 Sep 2009 23:45 Robert Montgomery wrote: > Richard Hix wrote: >> Using two Airport Expresses [Expressi ;-) ], one hooked to the den's >> stereo system, one in the living room to a small Sony 2-speaker >> desktop size box with an iPhone dock. Routing through iTunes to both >> works great. >> Richard > > I wonder why the Express brochure shows in the illustration for the > setup of the: > > "Existing Wireless Network and Stream Music to Your Home Stereo" with an > Airport Extreme Base Station attached to the computer's Ethernet port > and broadcasting signals to the Airport Express. > > And there's no illustration in the brochure that shows the setup with an > Iphone dock. > > Also, I just bought two Altec powered speakers but they won't hook into > my Curtis mini stereo, so I have to return them to a store and buy a new > stereo instead. > > This is so confusing and frustrating. I should have known it would be > like this. > > Robert Okay; I got it, finally. Thanks. Robert
From: Sander Tekelenburg on 19 Sep 2009 10:05 In article <0JEsm.45551$PH1.15422(a)edtnps82>, Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: [... something to hook an AirportExpress' audio out to] > 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, "Powered speakers", are boxes containing both an amp and speaker. So, yes, those cannot be connected to yet another amp. But that's exactly the point of "powerd speakers" -- to not also need a separate amp. So I don't understand why you're looking for powered speakers if you want to hook them up to your amp... Makes no sense. You want either an amp and speakers, each in a separate box, or you want an amp and speakers both in the same box. -- 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: Robert Montgomery on 5 Oct 2009 12:52
Robert Montgomery 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 I set up a network that works � but only sometimes. I bought an Airport Express and and powered speakers and installed it in my dining room. I got them to link wirelessly to my Imac, which is in my office. But sometimes when I switch the speakers, on there's no sound of music, or the music suddenly stops. So then I go to the Imac, and click on the Itunes icon, and then click in the lower, right corner of the Itunes screen, where it says, "Multiple Speakers (2)". Then a message pops up, saying, "Your computer's firewall settings prevent you from using Itunes". So I click in that window in the "Open Firewall Settings". But I don't know what to alter there. So I go back to Itunes, where I click in the lower, right corner of the window on "Multiple Speakers (2)". Then a popup window shows that "Computer" is unchecked and "Base Station 08c999" is checked, so I put a check mark beside "Computer" and then the music emanates from both the computer and the speakers. Robert |