Hello Dane
Ok, thanks for that one. Just as a matter of interest: have you ever tried
to streem to the Express from another portable device which is not Apple
related but which can connect to wifi? I thought that it is the airplay
function which causes the streaming and which keeps voiceOver voice on the
iDevice.
Regards
Fanus
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: lossless music streaming by wifi
Yes is the answer to both points.
You use a utility to stream the music from your computer called Airfoil,
you select what you want streamed, you can stream Applications, a line-in
source, from your CD-ROM drive etc.
On 20/04/2015 3:33 AM, André van Deventer wrote:
Dane
Is the streaming lossless?
And can you use the media player of your choice?
I would not like to be stuck with itunes.
-----Original Message-----
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: 19 April 2015 07:09 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
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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