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Silver Member Username: QuirkySA, Texas Post Number: 292 Registered: Feb-07 | Here's the situation: I will be in a college apartment on campus and I would like to keep my receiver and speakers in the living room while having my computer in my bedroom. If possible I would like to find a wireless solution to run signal (from my computer to my receiver) 30 feet and through a wall. I know the technology is out there but dose anyone know a product that can do this? |
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Silver Member Username: QuirkySA, Texas Post Number: 293 Registered: Feb-07 | maybe something like this? http://www.yourcablehookup.com/scosche-bluetooth-home-and-car-receiver-ubr-p-109 33.html however this is UBR (unspecified bit rate) so it would not be logical to use with music. |
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Gold Member Username: Frank_abelaBerkshire UK Post Number: 3099 Registered: Sep-04 | That Sosche solution seems to stream analogue over bluetooth which is the more common way of doing this. UBR simply means you don't know what mangling is going on in between and therefore who knows what it sounds like? The latest gear implements bluetooth in purely digital mode using A2DP. This would take the digital output stream from your iPod/MP3 player/CD player/PC and transmit in a probably more faithful stream to the receiver. A2DP does not have much take-up yet as far as I know... |
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Silver Member Username: PcstocktonPost Number: 176 Registered: Apr-08 | Am I missing something here? Doesn't Ben just need any streaming product such as a Squeeze Box or Roku? Or any number of products out there. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 7372 Registered: Feb-05 | That's what I was thinking but I'm behind the times so I said nuttin'. |
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Gold Member Username: Frank_abelaBerkshire UK Post Number: 3103 Registered: Sep-04 | D'oh! Ben, the boyz are right - all you need is a Squuezebox or Roku Soundbridge if your PC has a wireless network connection. If not, then you could use a wireless network dongle and the above mentioned items. That said, the Sosche also accomplishes the task, although I'm not sure if it'll be as good quality. |
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Silver Member Username: PcstocktonPost Number: 179 Registered: Apr-08 | pick one of these: http://flac.sourceforge.net/links.html#hardware |
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Silver Member Username: QuirkySA, Texas Post Number: 294 Registered: Feb-07 | After looking at my options I have realized getting a wi-fi solution has a high chance of interrupting the wireless internet signal in my dorm/apartment. Squeezebox and Roku use wi-fi 802.11g that interrupts 802.11b that my school network is on. That's to bad because the Squeezebox looks like a good solution for an affordable price. The Sosche does not look promising so I'm going to keep searching. For the time being- how long of a wire can I use to carry audio signal from my laptop to my receiver without loosing any quality? Would 30 feet still be efficient? |
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Silver Member Username: KevincorrFairbanks, Alaska Usa Post Number: 551 Registered: Jul-07 | I use an airport express but the sound is not so good. Don't know why. Maybe all streaming from the web is lowfi? |