DavieH Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 First, let me say that this site is wonderful - so much information and so little static. However, and here is where I hang my head in shame, the more I read, the less I seem to understand. I want to join the party. I have an iMac in the iMac room, and a big bad Linn rig (plus Benchmark DAC1 and iPod Touch) in the Linn room. A wall separates them. I want to deliver music from there to here, but I can't quite get my head around what I need to do next. I'd like to hook up the Mac and Linn/Benchmark wirelessly with the fewest components possible. What would that be? If I add an Airport Express to the iMac, what do I need at the Benchmark end? Do I put the AE in the hifi room, and something else - like an Extreme or a Time Capsule - in the Mac room? Or have I got the whole thing bass-ackward? I know I'm missing something laughably simple, and hope you can help me figure out what it is. Thanks, David Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Hi David - This is much easier than you think, I promise :-) Get an Airport Express and a Toslink cable with a mini-Toslink connector on one end. Connect the Express to your Benchmark and tell iTunes to send the music to the Express. That's it! Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
DavieH Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Thanks for the reply Chris. That sounds almost too easy - so I'm going to complicate things a bit! How about if there was also a Macbook in the living room, where the Linn lives, and I wanted to create a wifi network for the Macbook and the iMac, and still have a Toslink connection to the Benchmark? I'd need more than just the one AE, right? btw, you must have the patience of a saint. Thanks, David Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Hi David - You haven't complicated things at all. Both computers connect to the AE wireless network and the AE still connects to the Benchmark. Patience is pretty easy when doing something you really enjoy. The little to no sleep factor does come in to play though :-) Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
DavieH Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 The AE doesn't need to be connected to the DSL or cable modem? David Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I must have overlooked the question! Pick up another AE and connect it to your Internet modem. Then the two AEs can be part of the same network and you'll have Internet access and access to your music. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
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