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Title: Wireless home audio
Post by: brooklyn_bob on October 04, 2004, 10:16:48 am
Not sure if this is the proper forum (or if this question has been asked/answered elsewhere), but can anyone recommend a good system to connect my pc to my stereo wirelessly?

I've considered Apple's Airport Express, but it sounds like it's a person to set up with Windows XP (esp w/ SP2). Plus, it's bad in apt buildings (I live in NYC) and you can only stream to one set of speakers at a time, which is idiotic to me.

Any suggestions on this topic would be much appreciated.
Title: Re:Wireless home audio
Post by: paulr on October 04, 2004, 04:51:49 pm
Not sure if it meets all of your needs but SlimDevices makes the squeezebox ( http://slimdevices.com/ ).

You have to setup the open source software server called SlimServer - which will also allow you to stream music over the network/internet.  Currently it doesn't support the APE format, but it will stream most other formats.
Title: Re:Wireless home audio
Post by: brooklyn_bob on October 07, 2004, 01:53:01 pm
Exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for your help.

Title: Re:Wireless home audio
Post by: RobOK on November 18, 2004, 11:04:18 am
I stream wirelessly thru my Tivo.  Lots of information here about that approach.
Title: Re: Wireless home audio
Post by: jgourd on January 26, 2005, 12:46:14 pm
The Creative WiFi device works pretty well. It doesn't work with MC though. :(
Title: Re: Wireless home audio
Post by: campgems on January 29, 2005, 01:55:17 pm
Has anyone attached a SimpleFI from Motorola via Media Center.  The software that comes with it leaves a lot to be desired.  It would be so nice if the output of Media Center could be directed to the RF link.

Don
Title: Re: Wireless home audio
Post by: JimH on January 29, 2005, 02:39:19 pm
Don,
Sikes says no.  http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;topic=25798.1#msg178993

UPnP devices that do work can be found in gateley's links here:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=25798.0