Summer's here so we're back on the deck. We are trying to figure out how to get music out there. The iMac with iTunes is at the far end of the house. The Bell wireless modem is over there too, in the basement, in the farthest corner from the deck. We have Apple TV at the deck end of the house and regularly use it to stream music wirelessly from our iTunes playlists on the iMac, but the wired sound system inside the living room is too far from the outside deck. Our home network seems to reach the deck, barely. We have an Airport Express that we use in hotel rooms travelling. All we need I think are wireless speakers. What's a good way to put all this together?
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iMac, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Airport Express, Bell FibreOp.
Summer's here so we're back on the deck. We are trying to figure out how to get music out there. The iMac with iTunes is at the far end of the house. The Bell wireless modem is over there too, in the basement, in the farthest corner from the deck. We have Apple TV at the deck end of the house and regularly use it to stream music wirelessly from our iTunes playlists on the iMac, but the wired sound system inside the living room is too far from the outside deck. Our home network seems to reach the deck, barely. We have an Airport Express that we use in hotel rooms travelling. All we need I think are wireless speakers. What's a good way to put all this together?
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There are probably ones that are more attractive out there, say ones that look like a rock or ones that are planters. You still have full access to your music either via Home Sharing or iTunes Match, and you don't have to run in every once in awhile if there are requests for a specific songs or if your party guests aren't quite digging songs like Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Advantage: No wires (well except for AC Adapter but you could use 6 rechargeable AAs as well), no non-outdoor rated electronics outside (AE, ATV)
Disadvantage: Likely can only be paired to one device at a time.
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Me: 2010 MacBook Pro 13", iPad Mini Wifi 32GB Black, iPhone 4 16GB Black
Wife: 2011 MacBook Air 11.6", iPhone 4 16GB White
Are you backed up??? If so, why? Psyllium Fibre is not free but will do wonders!
AE will work for us, along with the Remote app on iPhone and iPad, now the trick is to find a pair of speakers we can carry fairly easily between dining room and patio. Looked at the Bose C20s this evening at Future Shop: expensive, nice size, but wonder if they might be a bit thin on the patio.
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iMac, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Airport Express, Bell FibreOp.
Bose is first and foremost a marketing company...the only good value stuff they make is hidden away in from consumers. Its like paying Apple prices for Dell quality
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