how to configure Apple Airport Express for Multi Room Whole Home audio Airplay 2

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3 жыл бұрын

#airplay2 #multiroomaudio #homeaudio #apple
I have created several videos in the past on my smart home multi-room whole home audio system however much of those videos only gave attention to the Hardware being used. Here I show you how to configure the apple airport express 2nd gen using Airport Utility in ios and windows 10.

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@MarkAAshdown
@MarkAAshdown 8 ай бұрын
thankyou! someone who can actually state which port to use rather than just repeating the software configuration setup - not obvious when lights are flashing in a manner that they shouldn't be.
@dwdrum11
@dwdrum11 4 ай бұрын
I’ve used your video to do several as these base stations are dirt cheap. I am helping friends turn old but amazing hifi systems into a streaming setup for peanuts! Thank you for providing such a useful video. Really appreciate it! The step by step guide is nothing short of fantastic
@TECHTOKDOC
@TECHTOKDOC 4 ай бұрын
That is awesome! I really appreciate your feedback is it makes it worth my time! I'm still using same system!
@linuxxxunil
@linuxxxunil Жыл бұрын
i like the way you show what the options are for each setting instead of just saying "leave it off" "turn it on". give yourself a pat on the back.
@TECHTOKDOC
@TECHTOKDOC Жыл бұрын
Thank you I appreciate your comment.
@larrycroft470
@larrycroft470 Жыл бұрын
Dude this is seriously the very best information on the entire web for those who still use Airports & stream music throughout their home. IMHO the speed that the Extreme/Express' are capable of plus the fact they both can stream lossless audio makes them rather full proof for those of us who stream high quality sound to all areas of our homes. You have done simply an amazing job with this video. You have included every single thing one needs to know for Apple equipment usage of home audio streaming. Thank you so very much for taking your valuable time & using your high technical skills (yet making it easily understandable to those less knowledgeable) & uploading this. I have subbed to your channel and turned on the bell simply on the strength of this GREAT video. Sincerely Larry Croft
@svitroful
@svitroful 2 ай бұрын
very creative setup
@larrycroft470
@larrycroft470 Жыл бұрын
I never knew a Multi Zone 12 Channel Amp existed. Another great discovery thanks to you. I have collected 8 or so good integrated amps over 45 years of listening to music. I use them in the different rooms in my home along with speakers I have collected along the way!! Your way is far simpler & I believe better. Not gonna change though cause those old amps are still sounding good. I have the CAT 6 cabling running under my home to every room. All tidied up & purchased from Blue Jean cable in hopes of not having to replace it in my lifetime!!!
@tonygerassi1502
@tonygerassi1502 Жыл бұрын
Control4 makes a Triad amplifier that has 8 zones 16 channels in a 1u footprint. It’s nice and small and has 50w /channel but I believe the power lowers if you have more than 4 zones running at the same time.
@danielc0307
@danielc0307 Жыл бұрын
This setup is amazing and your video inspired me to install my own! Works perfectly even with a $28 amp from Amazon!
@larrycroft470
@larrycroft470 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree Dan. I have been scouring the net for over 10 years specifically trying to find good info on Airports streaming high quality audio. This is by far the best I have ever seen. And amps do not have to cost thousands of dollars to sound good. I have learned this over decades of loving music.
@bbcrazzman
@bbcrazzman 2 жыл бұрын
Dude, you nailed with this video, I was looking for a long time a solution to figure it out. thank you Merry Christmas!
@TECHTOKDOC
@TECHTOKDOC 2 жыл бұрын
I found an even better solution! We are almost there.
@florescoco
@florescoco Жыл бұрын
@@TECHTOKDOC Hey! what is your better solution?
@larrycroft470
@larrycroft470 Жыл бұрын
I agree Brother. I have been using AirPort Extreme/Expresses wired to every room in my house ever since Airports came out. I have several old but good quality amps as well as several sets of good speakers. Not expensive...Good sounding!! I have not had ONE single drop out in the entire time save for the few times the ISP went down. NEVER an issue with the Airports. And to think Apple pulled the plug on equipment that as Steve Jobs famously wanted..."Just works"
@larrycroft470
@larrycroft470 Жыл бұрын
@@florescoco I have been using Airports to stream music all over my home for the ENTIRE time they have been on the market. NOT ONE of my units has ever as much as dropped out. NO problems at all for nearly TWENTY years. The only time they were not working was when the ISP went down temporarily. The units are fast enough for 500 Mb/s downloads (Extreme up to 800) which is plenty fast enough to stream from anywhere to all parts of your home. They stream lossless audio. This is still and will continue to be the best bang for the buck BY FAR than any other method. Anyone who claims that they can hear higher resolution than what these units can deliver is FOS.
@endryudzhenn4398
@endryudzhenn4398 6 ай бұрын
Wow! That's a lot
@adetoye50
@adetoye50 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Will definitely contact you via your Twitter. Need an assistance to update my Airport Express 2 and to connect it to a Subwoofer to enhance my HomePods. Thanks for the video.
@joesementilli9132
@joesementilli9132 Жыл бұрын
I was able to get this to work on my home network and its awesome. I tried to duplicate this setup at another persons house and I can't get it to work. When initially setting up new Airport Expresses do I want to choose to add to existing network or create a new network? I've tried both ways and in both cases after setup Airport utility does not find the airport expresses. It flickers briefly. I've tried restarting everything, unplugging etc. Any ideas?
@Harleycam79
@Harleycam79 Жыл бұрын
If I have a 8 channel amp and use 2 or more rooms to play audio (control4) can I take one or many of the amps powering speakers and group into rooms ? So -1 airplay to 1 amp then say 4 of the amp channels are for living room and 4 of the amp channels are for bedroom?
@Harleycam79
@Harleycam79 Жыл бұрын
Clarify I’m looking to use apple home app or airplay and get off control4…
@djsceptic7079
@djsceptic7079 2 жыл бұрын
Why did you connect them with Cat6 instead than just simply using wifi?
@TECHTOKDOC
@TECHTOKDOC 2 жыл бұрын
Cat 6 connects the airport express to the switch, wifi is used to stream audio.
@danielc0307
@danielc0307 Жыл бұрын
I did my setup over wifi and it’s instantly responsive.
@kmart014
@kmart014 2 жыл бұрын
Will airport express 1st gen work?
@danielc0307
@danielc0307 Жыл бұрын
No. They don’t support audio.
@larrycroft470
@larrycroft470 Жыл бұрын
@@danielc0307 Dan Actually First Gen Expresses will work fine. I have 2 of them wired via Cat 6 (under my house as is all my Cat 6 cabling to later generation Expresses/Extremes & all my Apple TV's ) from a last Gen AirPort Extreme I set up as the main router. Audio output on 1st (and later) gen Expresses is digital in CD quality. From there you can go into a DAC or directly into your amp near by. All are capable of lossless audio. I use iTunes from an older iMac as the main library source. I can control it from my iPad or iPhone also. See my above comments as to how it has worked for me.
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