deano@yesits.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
> As a follow up to a previous thread/post...
>
> Is there an amp on the market, that can connect to my Vigor router, via
> one of its ethernet ports, and feed audio from my wireless laptop?
>
> I have unpowered speakers, mounted in the ceiling. My Apple powerbook
> G4 is wirelessly connected to the net via my Vigor 2600G ADSL router
> and also contains my iTunes music collection. The router is on the
> wall, right near the ceiling speakers, and before I go out and buy a
> wireless receiver and amp, to connect to these speakers, I'm wondering
> if there's an amp that could be hard-wired (via ethernet) to the
> router, and pick up net audio and my iTunes music that way!
>
> Is this wishful thinking? Is there a low-cost amp with an RJ45 port
> and, can my router pick up audio from my laptop's iTunes and feed this
> to such an amp, and could this also receive streamed audio from the
> net, as do some of the wireless systems?
>
> I'm just thinking of cutting out the wireless part of the system, if
> this can be done, and is cheaper than buying a dedicated device(s) such
> as a squeezebox or Airport Express and separate amp to power the
> speakers.
>
> cheerz
> deano.
>

I suppose you know that what you want is *a lot* more than an amplifier.
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Cheers, Bob