the express doesn’t have to be connected to the extreme. Sorry, I have no clue about your speakers/app question! Cait
On Nov 26, 2013, at 12:58 PM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for all the guidance so far. > > A question on the airport express… Does it need to be physically connected > to my apple extreme, or is it a stand alone product? Our apple bay station > is upstairs, can the airport express be downstairs? > > Also, how about airplay apps that may come along with speakers? I’ve read > about apps for Logitech, Sonos, Bose, etc. > > Traci > > 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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