jihadjoe wrote:Audioengine D2 maybe?
It doesn't use your home wireless though, but has its own transmitter/receiver combo.
That combo looks really good, but it is a bit pricey and it seems to only work for whatever device the D2 Sender is hooked up to at the time, instead of having a wireless receiver accessible by multiple devices
slowriot wrote:The product that came to my mind was the Sonos CONNECT.
http://www.sonos.com/shop/products/connectI'm not entirely sure what is all required with the Sonos system but it appears like it would accomplish your goal. Though it might be an Airport Express type situation where additional software/hardware is necessary.
Looking through their systems it seems that it's a proprietary connection, they only say that their bridges and recievers will work with other Sonos products, and the bridge only has an ethernet in and out, no S/PDIF connection for inclusion in other hifi systems
MadManOriginal wrote:This kind of functionality is really common these days, just look at how common it is in receivers or Blu Ray players. There are really a *ton* of choices and unless you want something audiophile-oriented like a Sonos there are tons of options, including cheap mini PCs.
Perhaps it is but I haven't found much, like I said I'm looking for something that can be accessed and used by both desktop and mobile devices over the home wifi network (like an Airport Express, only without the proprietary Apple software for desktop or use of an iPhone/iPad for a mobile device) , I'd imagine that functionality is much less common
CityEater wrote:You're looking for a music streamer or its sometimes called a DAP.
Would something like this do the job?
http://www.myoliveone.com/Logitech discontinued the squeezebox, that could have been an alternative. Quite a good option, maybe you can find one second hand?
http://www.cocktailaudio.com/overview.htmlThose three might be overkill for what you're trying to do.
There's a ton of different options, there are even DACs with wireless modules.
If you can afford it (having used a few of the different options) I think Sonos is pretty sleek as a system and expandable as well. I've found everything they make very well put together.
As MadMan said this functionality is pretty common these days, even receivers and televisions can have it built in. I may be wrong but I think even the Airport Express can be used without Itunes.
Best of luck
Well the Olive One looks like it's still in a kickstarter-esque phase, it looks like a cool idea but until it comes to market it's not a reliable choice to build a system around
But actually the X10 and X30 from Cocktail Audio look pretty much perfect, they even had app recommendations to control the devices over wifi for both Android and iOS, built in storage functionality, and digital outputs to connect to a different system. It did seem like overkill at first, because it's not quite the simple bridge functionality I was originally looking for, but with this i may not even need that, it seems like it essentially rolls all of the functionality I needed into one device. Thank you for those suggestions!