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Balling

 posted on 29th Apr 13 at 19:59

Could probably get a second hand Express fairly cheap. That's what I did when I needed an extra.

Just make sure it's one of the 802.11n enabled ones and you'll be good.


LeeM

 posted on 29th Apr 13 at 19:45

just a set of speakers, no wireless or bluetooth. my dj monitors. currently plug in with a 3.5mm jack into my laptop. id like to leave them plugged into somethin in the corner of the room to stream to. airport express is lookin like the only option


Balling

 posted on 29th Apr 13 at 19:29

quote:
Originally posted by John
Raspberry Pi will do it.
Firstly :lol: at any Apple fanboy pissing about with a Raspberry Pi.

Secondly, compatibility would put me off. Here's a comment from one of the XBMC developers:
"Basically it is possible as you can see in XBMC. But as it's still a closed protocol, our implementation might break here and there once Apple changes something on OS updates. Though we are happy to have the support in, it's a bit like playing blackjack (not knowing which Apple card comes next)."


John

 posted on 29th Apr 13 at 19:16

Raspberry Pi will do it.


Balling

 posted on 29th Apr 13 at 18:53

When you say "a speaker", what are we talking about?
Lots of units like Libratone, B&W Zeppelin, Bose Sounddock etc. are AirPlay enabled.
A lot of AVR's have AirPlay too, but most seem to require a wired connection to the network.

Obviously there needs to be something AirPlay enabled connected to the speaker/receiver for you to stream your music. So if the speaker/dock/AVR isn't, then you'll need an AppleTV or Airport Express.


LeeM

 posted on 29th Apr 13 at 17:59

is there any way to use an existing speaker as an airport receiver without shelling out for the airport express? moving in to a new flat soon with a proper network so im planning the toys, so getting an apple tv but would like to be able to stream music from the 4 laptops and various ipads/phones we'll have to a single speaker as well, but the airport express is £80.