Any old airport express will let you do that.A complete novice question, so please be kind and patient. If I wanted to purchase wired speakers and make them Airplay-able, what hardware would I need to buy to make that happen?
Got it. So how do I plug an airport express into wired speakers if they don’t have an audio in jack?Any old airport express will let you do that.
There are also ways to do it with a raspberry pi if you are more technically inclined.
I think there are various other devices that allow it as well, including various amps/receivers, etc.
If your speakers don’t have a jack or a mini or RCA cable, then they might be expecting line in. You may need some sort of amplifier in between the source (your airport express) and the speakers.Got it. So how do I plug an airport express into wired speakers if they don’t have an audio in jack?
Well, I don't own them yet but I have been considering buying two wired bookshelf speakers but did not know what I would need to Airplayify them. An airplay-capable amplifier?If your speakers don’t have a jack or a mini or RCA cable, then they might be expecting line in. You may need some sort of amplifier in between the source (your airport express) and the speakers.
How do you normally connect to the speakers?
If you’re talking about regular bookshelf speakers, the kind you connect with speaker wire, then you would need some sort of amp/receiver that supports AirPlay. Here are some:Well, I don't own them yet but I have been considering buying two wired bookshelf speakers but did not know what I would need to Airplayify them. An airplay-capable amplifier?