Streaming Your Music To Any Part OF Your House Using In Ceiling Speakers Airport Express

Nothing beats having control over your music especially inside your own house.  Imagine going to the bedroom or to your kitchen and listening to your favorite music from your iTunes or through your iPhone-that is indeed luxury.  If you don’t have an Airport Express and an iPhone, you can still enjoy your preferred genre by installing an in ceiling radio inside your kitchen or your bathroom or even inside your bedroom.

It’s like having a house party and you have full control of what music will be playing inside a room or simultaneously in all areas of your house depending on your setup.  In today’s article, the device that will make this streaming possible is the AirPort Express from Apple.  It allows music to be streamed encrypted over your Wi-fi, and it comes with track meta-data such as track name and album art.  Another distinct advantage of doing this inside your house is having an audio system that is clutter free.  This is so beneficial especially to those who are minimalist and to those who have limited space.

So how do you set it up and what are the components that you will need to make this possible?  Listed below are six easy steps on how you can install this AirPort Express together with your in ceiling speakers and amplifier.

Things to prepare:

In Ceiling Speakers

Amplifier with AUX in and speaker connections.

Wi-Fi connection

AirPort Express

Stereo to RCA cable or an Optical Cable

Saw for your speaker hole, screwdrivers, cutter, electrical tape or soldering iron

Speaker Wires

Steps:

1.     After determining where you will install the speakers, cut the hole using your jigsaw.  Your speakers would usually come with a hole template that you can follow to get an accurate hole size.

2.     Prepare the speaker wires.  Measure the length that you need from the mounted speaker down to your amplifier.  Give an allowance before cutting it.  Strip the ends of the wire and connect it to your speaker and the other end to your amplifier (later part).  Solder the wires to make connection more stable.

3.     Mount the speakers.  Tighten the screws and make sure that your ceiling board is flushed with your speaker.  If your speakers came with a speaker grid, then push it to cover the speakers itself.

4.     Now you can connect the speaker wires to your amplifier.  Attach your AUX cable to the AirPort Express' AUX output and the two RCA plugs to the amplifiers INPUT.

5.     Set up your AirPort Express by powering up the amplifier and the Airport Express itself and launch it on Windows or on Mac for configuration.  Make sure that you are connected to the Internet as you do this.  Check stability of your signal to avoid error in launching.  This is where you would also name the wireless network as bedroom, patio or kitchen depending on the location of your speakers.

6.     Launch your streaming applications.  You can test your speakers by going to your iTunes window.  You can simply play a song, click the small quare box at the bottom right of your iTunes screen and choose which speakers would run (bedroom, kitchen or Patio).  If this is working, you can now enjoy streaming your favorite music to any part of your house.

Having an elegant in ceiling speakers plus an AirPort Express device from Apple will surely seal your music experience inside your house.  Buy one now and enjoy your favorite iTune music playlist.