The basics needed to wirelessly transmit audio through your home!

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The idea of wirelessly streaming the music collection on the computer to the stereo system in the living room is Fantastic idea. To realize the idea you need:

• A music source, which can be either your computer or your network router connected to the Internet.
• A transmitter, which can be a separate device connected to your computer (such as a radio frequency transmitter connected via USB) or a Wi-Fi router.
• A receiver, such as one part of a radio frequency transmitter/receiver package
• A set of amplified speakers with an audio input jack that's compatible with the output jack of the receiver. They can be the speakers connected to your home theater stereo system, powered computer speakers, or an iPod speaker dock.

If using Wi-Fi as your transmitter, you can choose from a variety of receiver schemes that vary in available music sources, access throughout your home, and cost. We'll cover a few of them in in the next article, including:

• Wi-Fi radio, which receives Internet streaming audio through your network router
• A Wi-Fi base station with audio output (such as the Apple Airport Express)
• Proprietary whole-home systems (such as Sonos).