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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Tallahassee, FL
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We finally found a good radio station. However, it's in California and we're in Florida. How do I get audio from my old orange iMac in one room to my stereo in another?
I've looked at Lyra by RCA and the hardware looks like just the thing...the computer outputs to a transmitter, the stereo inputs from a receiver. But there's some software involved in this somehow and it doesn't support any Mac OS, (we have OS9.2).
Any relatively inexpensive thoughts on this?
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Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: "Internet Capital of the World"
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As reviewed in this month's Macworld. The TiVo Home Media Option supplies wireless access to iTunes and iPhoto to your Home Entertainment Center.
Only problem is that TiVo has a monthly fee. The HMO is one time $99.
Other than that, I'm not finding much in the way of wireless audio trasfer that is Mac compatible. DARs all seem to be either Windows only or Ethernet (SliMP3).
Anyone know of another option?
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Toronto
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Personally I use a tiny FM radio transmitter with good results. I bought mine on ebay for about $15.00 and it works fine. I use it to listen to my iTunes stations or internet radio on the stereo.
Be aware though that you'll need a clean, i.e. unused, FM frequency and that some other people have been reporting disappointing sound quality. I get a clear signal about 30-40 feet away then it drifts off.
(Last edited by Mastrap; Oct 29, 2003 at 01:27 AM.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Originally posted by Mastrap:
Personally I use a tiny FM radio transmitter with good results. I bought mine on ebay for about $15.00 and it works fine. I use it to listen to my iTunes stations or internet radio on the stereo.
Be aware though that you'll need a clean, i.e. unused, FM frequency and that some other people have been reporting disappointing sound quality. I get a clear signal about 30-40 feet away then it drifts off.
With two major universities having various low powered FM's, two NPR stations plus various religous broadcasters there's not a lot of room at the left end of the dial. The 900 mHz band looks like the only way to go...well, that or crawl under the house and run speaker wires.
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