Most nights I just like to chill and listen to music. I tired of my CD and LP content. Not completely, but it doesn't take much to blow $50 down at the music shop, come home, and be like "now what". So occasionally I would dock my phone into my stereo and stream music. Get to hear a lot of fresh content that way, naturally.
But really I like to use my phone for most internet related things, including this forum for example. Id use my PC, but all I have is this old laptop which either has annoying fan noise or, unless I just use the battery, I get some "buzz" on the system when I plug it in. Not such a great sound card either, IMHO.
So, while I've been dreaming about new phono carts and whatever else for my system, I said f' it and bought an Apple AirPort Express. So now I can just stream from my phone over my wifi network to my stereo, use it like a remote, and still surf or whatever like I'm doing now.
Obviously, nothing new, but new for me. I tried a $40 bluetooth receiver at one point, but what a peice of shit that was. Terrible range, and omg the music sounded like it was comming out of a telephones made a 2 cans and a piece of string.
To be honest, the phone on its own, docked, or the AirPort, sounds just fine to me. Still warm and full. Symbols aren't impressive, which is what I've noticed.
I might try the optical out at some point to my Denon DAP-2500 preamp at some point, just for shits and giggles. But that's when I feel like ordering a 3.5mm mini optical to toslink, that NOBODY carries around here (best buy, shack,apple).
but hey. I always want stuff that no one has lol.
well, except for this AirPort thing
But really I like to use my phone for most internet related things, including this forum for example. Id use my PC, but all I have is this old laptop which either has annoying fan noise or, unless I just use the battery, I get some "buzz" on the system when I plug it in. Not such a great sound card either, IMHO.
So, while I've been dreaming about new phono carts and whatever else for my system, I said f' it and bought an Apple AirPort Express. So now I can just stream from my phone over my wifi network to my stereo, use it like a remote, and still surf or whatever like I'm doing now.
Obviously, nothing new, but new for me. I tried a $40 bluetooth receiver at one point, but what a peice of shit that was. Terrible range, and omg the music sounded like it was comming out of a telephones made a 2 cans and a piece of string.
To be honest, the phone on its own, docked, or the AirPort, sounds just fine to me. Still warm and full. Symbols aren't impressive, which is what I've noticed.
I might try the optical out at some point to my Denon DAP-2500 preamp at some point, just for shits and giggles. But that's when I feel like ordering a 3.5mm mini optical to toslink, that NOBODY carries around here (best buy, shack,apple).
but hey. I always want stuff that no one has lol.
well, except for this AirPort thing
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