Computer to stereo

lynx6200 · 04-06-2005, 05:27 PM

I was just wondering if anyone knows of wireless connections, or cheap ways of going about this. I want to connect my computers digital audio out to my stereo, which isnt real close by. Is my only option to buy a long ass and expensive digital optical cable, or is there any wireless way of doing such audio connections?

**The_Other_One** · 04-06-2005, 08:04 PM

I've seen wireless things for TVs so I'm sure you could find something similar for audio(or just not use video) Or I'm sure there's some wireless stuff out there somewhere. However, I'd go wired. More reliable, less interference, and cheap.

Now you could go with optical, but you also could simply use standard wires and go from your speaker out to some RCA input on your stereo. Just find some converters to do so and make sure you have enough wire in the middle

lynx6200 · 04-06-2005, 08:24 PM

Yeah, I thought of that. I just prefer digital since I have that option and its nicer for music, but oh well.

**The_Other_One** · 04-06-2005, 11:03 PM

Well it won't be digital if you use some wireless connection

wotnartd · 04-08-2005, 02:26 AM

You lose the whole digitalness pretty much right away. If you go over copper, which would be your RCA cables and whatnot, you would just be amplifying through your stereo reciever, maintaining the digital quality in an analog format. That being said, everytime you listen to something, it's analog, digital is 0s and 1s, so copper would work just as well, without all the wireless expenses. There are wireless options if you really don't feel like running wires, and those allow you to control your music as well.

I built a computer into a stereo, once upon a time, alas, it's broken now, and I could fix it... but I need to go to college. And in that, I had the working amplifier/radio components, along with those of a microATX computer, complete with CD drive, 80 gb HDD, and I still used basic copper for the connections.

Anyway, basically, if you're looking for a means to simply put your music somewhere else, and just amplify it, copper is the way to go. If you are looking for controlling the music, as in the songs you're listening to, playlists, etc., then go along the wireless route. But you know, speakers are still connected by copper, and if they suck, or any wire along the way, or the stereo itself sucks, it's not worth the time for a wireless route. I have seen wireless control units, but they cost in the $400 dollar range.

If you want the best bang for your buck, go for the copper.

mega10169 · 04-18-2005, 03:50 AM

Optical wireless is out of the question since it uses beams of light to transfer data, but I'm guessing you could with spdif since it only uses 2 wires to transfer the audio data. I'm using a simple red rca audio cable on my DVD player spdif out hooked up to my reciever to get digital sound so i'm guessing if you buy one of those wireless a/v boxes, you could use any of the 3 a/v ports and just hook up your spdif connection on transmitter then another on the recieving end to your receiver or digital decoder.

04-06-2005, 05:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 25 Posts: 786	Computer to stereo I was just wondering if anyone knows of wireless connections, or cheap ways of going about this. I want to connect my computers digital audio out to my stereo, which isnt real close by. Is my only option to buy a long ass and expensive digital optical cable, or is there any wireless way of doing such audio connections? __________________ [size=2][size=1][color=DarkGreen][color=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	I've seen wireless things for TVs so I'm sure you could find something similar for audio(or just not use video) Or I'm sure there's some wireless stuff out there somewhere. However, I'd go wired. More reliable, less interference, and cheap. Now you could go with optical, but you also could simply use standard wires and go from your speaker out to some RCA input on your stereo. Just find some converters to do so and make sure you have enough wire in the middle __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-06-2005, 08:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 25 Posts: 786	Yeah, I thought of that. I just prefer digital since I have that option and its nicer for music, but oh well. __________________ [size=2][size=1][color=DarkGreen][color=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

04-06-2005, 11:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Well it won't be digital if you use some wireless connection __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-08-2005, 02:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
wotnartd New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5	You lose the whole digitalness pretty much right away. If you go over copper, which would be your RCA cables and whatnot, you would just be amplifying through your stereo reciever, maintaining the digital quality in an analog format. That being said, everytime you listen to something, it's analog, digital is 0s and 1s, so copper would work just as well, without all the wireless expenses. There are wireless options if you really don't feel like running wires, and those allow you to control your music as well. I built a computer into a stereo, once upon a time, alas, it's broken now, and I could fix it... but I need to go to college. And in that, I had the working amplifier/radio components, along with those of a microATX computer, complete with CD drive, 80 gb HDD, and I still used basic copper for the connections. Anyway, basically, if you're looking for a means to simply put your music somewhere else, and just amplify it, copper is the way to go. If you are looking for controlling the music, as in the songs you're listening to, playlists, etc., then go along the wireless route. But you know, speakers are still connected by copper, and if they suck, or any wire along the way, or the stereo itself sucks, it's not worth the time for a wireless route. I have seen wireless control units, but they cost in the $400 dollar range. If you want the best bang for your buck, go for the copper. __________________ My computer specs are as follows: It's a Dell POS... :(

04-18-2005, 03:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
mega10169 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 321	Optical wireless is out of the question since it uses beams of light to transfer data, but I'm guessing you could with spdif since it only uses 2 wires to transfer the audio data. I'm using a simple red rca audio cable on my DVD player spdif out hooked up to my reciever to get digital sound so i'm guessing if you buy one of those wireless a/v boxes, you could use any of the 3 a/v ports and just hook up your spdif connection on transmitter then another on the recieving end to your receiver or digital decoder. __________________ My PC: Mobo: EVGA nForce 680i SLI CPU: Core 2 Duo e6300 @ 2.7GHz RAM: 3GB OCZ XTC DDR2 @ 800MHz Hard Drive: Western Digital 250GB and 640GB Video Card: EVGA 8800GTS 640MB x2 SLI PSU: Antec TruePower Trio 650 Case:

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