Wireless audio

mranderson · 24 Nov 2012 at 14:11

How can I use my existing speakers to play music from my phone or other wireless devices? I guess it must be something plugging into the headphone output so that the phone speaker is muted.
Any ideas?

Lowe · 24 Nov 2012 at 17:27

What phone? Apple have the Apple TV whic does exactly that.

mranderson · 24 Nov 2012 at 17:46

Any phone (we got every OS in the house)

dogstroker · 24 Nov 2012 at 21:23

bluetooth speaker??

mranderson · 25 Nov 2012 at 08:17

Got those, nowhere close to my monitor speakers hence why I want to use the existing audio setup.

Marsman · 25 Nov 2012 at 14:08

For ease of use, a Bluetooth music receiver. I have a Logitech one, which I use to stream music from my phone. It's pretty good quality for the £24 that is cost. Isn't as good as using wi-fi or a wired connection to a decent DAC or sound card. Being Bluetooth, you can't expect it to really, due to compression. For a cheap easy way of getting music from a phone or tablet to a speaker system though, it's ideal.

Apple Airport Express is another option.

mranderson · 25 Nov 2012 at 22:59

Seen the Logitech and the Belkin. Think I will give them a try. Are there any wifi options besides Airport Express?

monkeyspank · 26 Nov 2012 at 10:28

Raspberry Pi running XBMC, stream to it with Airplay.
You'll need to buy a wifi dongle (£11) and a small SD card (got a spare one?)

mranderson · 27 Nov 2012 at 01:12

Will I need to have itunes installed?

monkeyspank · 27 Nov 2012 at 13:42

Yes if streaming from a pc or mac. No if you have an iphone/ipod/ipad to stream from. I use the spotify app but you could load it up with music instead.

mranderson · 27 Nov 2012 at 18:01

Last thing I want is to install itunes. All my libraries are in my Synology NAS and using the apps for android/ipad to play music.

bertles86 · 28 Nov 2012 at 07:51

Depending on the model of your Synology NAS, if you are using their Audio Station s/w, then get a supported USB Audio Adaptor, plug that into the USB socket on the NAS and output to speakers.

Voila.

Evoss · 28 Nov 2012 at 08:23

SONOS

monkeyspank · 28 Nov 2012 at 14:00

mranderson said:
Last thing I want is to install itunes. All my libraries are in my Synology NAS and using the apps for android/ipad to play music.

OK so use the synology app and airplay from that.

mranderson · 1 Dec 2012 at 08:51

bertles86 said:
Depending on the model of your Synology NAS, if you are using their Audio Station s/w, then get a supported USB Audio Adaptor, plug that into the USB socket on the NAS and output to speakers.

Voila.

Didn't think of that. The NAS is a 211. Any links?

mranderson · 1 Dec 2012 at 14:25

Found a couple at the Synology forum for the 411. Can't see any reason why they shouldn't work with the 211 tbh. If it works it will be much better than bt range wise but probably less compatible as I was planning to use the Synology app to stream music and radio.

mranderson · 5 Dec 2012 at 18:21

Sorted with a £5. Everything works like a charm and don't have to rely in any BT adapters.

mranderson · 6 Dec 2012 at 07:39

Next question now.

Amplified or not amplified audio splitter? Will have 3 devices connected to the speakers/

bertles86 · 6 Dec 2012 at 18:39

Amplified, I very much doubt the USB Audio Adaptor is amplified.

mranderson · 23 Dec 2012 at 14:14

Ended up with an amplified although 3 out 4 devices were fine. The USB adaptor worked fine though!!