Luckiestmanalive Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 A bit of a cheeky one - anyone have an airport express they would lend me to convince the Missus that we have to have one? I might then be able to prise open the purse strings to purchase it!
Luis1553552738 Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 If you have capability for optical audio in from the new Apple TV would this not be a good option? Cheaper and also allows for TV connectivity compared with the AE, which may help to loosen the purse strings some.
Luckiestmanalive Posted September 21, 2010 Author Posted September 21, 2010 Hi Luis, apple tv would be a good solution but my tv and hifi are in different rooms and I do not have a DAC, yet, either. I am using a divide and conquer approach. I have a good shot at persuading her the Airport Express is worth it. Once I have that in, I can work on getting a DAC!
Ernie1553552694 Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 LMA, this little project will start breeding shortly. You'll soon be sprouting AX's and ATV's all over the place. There might even be a DAC that pops out of the oven...
Owen Y Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 Having just discovered the Apple iPhone, my own Her-Indoors is v pleased that we have wifi on tap at home.
Ernie1553552694 Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 Owen Y;133719 wrote: Having just discovered the Apple iPhone, my own Her-Indoors is v pleased that we have wifi on tap at home. That to me is the best part about the *Phone.
Luckiestmanalive Posted September 22, 2010 Author Posted September 22, 2010 Owen Y;133719 wrote: Having just discovered the Apple iPhone, my own Her-Indoors is v pleased that we have wifi on tap at home. My wife is an avid iphone user and supporter so I expect her to love being able to walk around the house and change the track playing on the stereo.
Owen Y Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 How have you got things set up, music system-wise, to enable that to be done? I may have an opportunity to score some more brownie points here
nixon76 Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 Owen, there is a free application for the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch called 'Remote' that lets you control iTunes remotely. Go to the App Store on the phone (or iTunes on your computer) and search for 'Remote'. It's an Apple branded app - has a big play button on it. Pretty easy to setup.
Ernie1553552694 Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 Owen Y;133817 wrote: How have you got things set up, music system-wise, to enable that to be done? I may have an opportunity to score some more brownie points here Feel free to PM.
Owen Y Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 Thanks, Nixon/Ernie. I need to get into this century
Luckiestmanalive Posted September 24, 2010 Author Posted September 24, 2010 Thanks to Stuzzo, I have an airport express to trial. Setting it up wasn't too hard. First a hard reset - while it is plugged in, you press the tiny rest button for 10 seconds. Then you open the airport utility and follow the instructions to connect the airport express to your existing wireless network. Or something like that because I gave up after several attempts and my wife ended up doing it while I was out of the room (she is more attuned to apple stuff). After downloading the remote app you add a library and key in the passcode in Itunes on your computer. Then you can select tunes from your itunes library and send them to your computer, your stereo, or both! Very cool! Now to work on the rest of the plan, thanks Ernie!
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