Hi Kate, Yes, setting up an AirPort Express using the Mac AirPort Utility is a breeze, even for me, who is somewhat gun shy around anything to do with networking.
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 21, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Caitlyn furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just have to add to this that setting up one of these airport devices is > dead easy with the airport utility. don’t let the set up process scare you! > > We have an airport express attached to our stereo and then I have the remote > app on both i phone and i pad. It’s great to be able to stream movies and > stuff from my mac to our stereo. I am so keen on having this now that I get > miffed if something goes amiss with the set up! thankfully, that hasn’t > happened a lot since we got a new, unused express! > hth, > Cait > > On Nov 15, 2013, at 5:13 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Tracy, >> If you don't have an existing stereo or surroundsound system, then you don't >> need an airport express. You can just buy the airplay speaker and get it >> connected to your Wi-Fi network, and you should be good to go. >> If, on the other hand, you have a stereo system that you like, you could buy >> an airport express and connected to the input of your stereo system. Then >> you would connect the airport express to your existing wi-fi network. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 15, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Could you pass along your air play tips for a complete newbie? What >>> products do you recommend? What do I need to get started? >>> >>> Can I just purchase air play speakers, or do I need air play receiver? >>> Such as Apple TV or Airport Express? >>> >>> I have an airport extreme. >>> >>> I just read about a Boston acoustics speaker on Amazon for $199; it got >>> pretty good reviews. >>> http://www.amazon.com/Boston-Acoustics-MC200Air-Wireless-Black/dp/B008KEPX1O/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1384549379&sr=1-1&keywords=air+play+speakers >>> >>> We don’t need base thumping sound in this household, but we definitely want >>> solid quality sound. >>> >>> Thank you for sharing your experience and/or pointing me to some good >>> resources. >>> >>> Traci >>> >>> Oh, one other thing… How about airplay apps that come bundled with >>> speakers? Are they necessary? 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