getting pc music to stream to stereo

[JAG]

I saw something about this somehwere on these forums...
but can't find it.

My pc is in basement / my stereo is upstairs.
Is wi-fi the best way? If so...how do I go about it. I guess I need a router, no? How do I set it up? how Do I get get signal to NAD521?

Altho I don't want to drill thru floors etc...I am not totally adverse to running wires fom pc to receiver.

 

[Clown12]

1) Wires are the obvious way
2) You could rip open a pair of wireless headphones and give them an output plug/power socket
3) You could get an FM radio transmitter so that your stereo receives audio that way.
4) ???
5) profit.

 

[Helter Skelter]

If you use iTunes, you can also go the Airport Express route.

 

[Blitzula]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clown12 4) ??? 5) profit.

lol

 

[JohnnyLightOn]

I use the SqueezeBox, and it's awesome. It's a remote-controlled unit that sits on top of my stereo. I use a wired one but they also have wireless. I can listen to any of my CDs - you can choose by album, artist, song, genre, or playlist - within 5 seconds. Best thing I've bought in a long time.

Here's their website: http://www.slimdevices.com.

You would either need to run a wire from your computer to the Squeezebox, or get a wireless router and a wireless Squeezebox. For the wired approach, if your computer is connected to the Internet via an network (Ethernet) cable, you would need to add a wired router (pretty inexpensive) or a hub (downright cheap), I'm not sure which.

 

[blessingx]

Yeah, you can use wires, or as others have said the below are all good choices:

Apple Airport Express
Slim Devices Squeezebox
Ruko Soundbridge

You need to set up a wireless network (unless using a wired version).

Or if you have an old computer sitting around use it and iTunes/Rendezvous to stream your other computers music over.

 

[gerG]

Does the NAD have optical digital input? If so I would recommend getting a wireless card for your PC (802.11g cards go for $20 or less these days). For the stereo end get an airport express and a toslink cable. The AE is a router, so you don't need a separate network controller. The AE is very easy to set up in this mode. It won't work with anything older than OS 10.3 on the Mac, and the "assistant" will not work on the latest version of Win XP, but you can work around the latter.

This does not give you remote control access, and you have to use itunes.


gerG

 

[PYROTAK]

so nobody cracked the airport thing yet?

blah i hate itunes...or i would get the airportx.

foobar2000 for life!