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Apple airport express 2nd generation11/30/2023 These self-powered speakers sound shockingly good and are beautifully designed, and-especially convenient for our purposes-the right-hand speaker includes an AC-power outlet on the back that’s perfect for hosting an AirPort Express. ![]() One of our favorite AirPlay systems is an AirPort Express paired withĪudioengine’s A5 powered speakers ($349 $449 for bamboo model). If you’re putting together a new system but you don’t want the hassle of a separate amplifier and speakers, there’s one other option: A set of high-quality, self-powered speakers. Setup here is similarly easy: You just connect the speakers to your amplifier using standard speaker cable, then connect your AirPort Express to the amplifier as described above. For a bit more, you can get Dayton Audio’sīR-1S ($169 a pair), or for a big step up in compact quality, there’s Paradigm’s On the extreme-budget end, consider Energy’sĬB-5 Bookshelf Speakers (listed at $180, butĪvailable on, where they regularly sell for around $85 a pair). You can control volume using the audio system’s own volume control, or you can set your stereo at a comfortable level and then instead use iTunes or your iOS device to adjust the volume level.įor speakers, you’ll want bookshelf models that offer quality audio at a reasonable price. If you don’t have the cable you need, you can pick one up from most electronics stores or-for a lot less money-online from a site such as TosLink connector the AirPort Express uses a You simply run an optical cable from the audio-output jack on the Apple TV or AirPort Express to an optical input on your audio system. If you’ve got a speaker system-or, more likely, a home-theater receiver or a dedicated digital-to-analog converter (DAC)-with an optical-digital audio input, you can use either an AirPort Express or an Apple TV. You just run a standard analog cable-with a 1/8-inch stereo miniplug on the AirPort Express end, and either a miniplug or left/right RCA plugs on the other, depending on your stereo’s audio-input jack(s)-from the AirPort Express’s audio-out jack to that audio input. If your existing speakers use an analog-audio connection, only the AirPort Express will work. Once you’ve configured the AirPort Express or Apple TV to receive AirPlay streaming (see the Enable AirPlay section, below), setup is simple. Second-generation Apple TV ($99 digital only), along with a simple audio cable. Quality computer or powered speakers, or even an iPod/iPhone “speaker dock” with an auxiliary-input jack, all you need is anĪpple AirPort Express Base Station ($99 for analog or digital audio connections) or That means it’s possible to pick up a couple and have whole-house audio for a lot less than a collection of HomePods.If you’ve got an existing stereo system, a set of It once sold for $99, but it’s been around for so long that used units can be found for under $50. AirPlay 2 only came to iPhone and iPad with iOS 11.4 this spring.Īs mentioned, the AirPort Express 2 is discontinued. Plus, the new version allows multiple Apple devices to interact with the audio being streamed. ![]() With AirPlay 2, the audio can be simultaneously streamed to more than one speaker. The original version of AirPlay allows you to wirelessly stream audio from an Apple computer to a compatible speaker. Once the wireless router has been upgraded with the new firmware, it will show up as a speaker when adding AirPlay 2 accessories. The second-gen AirPort Express has an audio port, so it can used as an Air Play 2 device. It also has 802.11a/b/g/n and supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless bands. This allows almost any speaker to be plugged in. It debuted every bit of five years ago, but the AirPort Express 2 has a feature not included in most wireless routers: an audio port. This despite the fact that Apple hasn’t refrashed the AirPort Express line since 2013. A page on Apple’s Support website says it all, “Firmware update 7.8 adds AirPlay 2 support to 802.11n AirPort Express base stations.”
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