I can get one of these cables and hook the Airport Express up to the stereo, no problem.  The next quesiton is how will the computer transmitt the music from its wireless LAN to the Airport Express?

Thanks

My Beo5 show A.Aux under the apple logo. 🙂

I have a similar cofiguration, from the Airport Express to a Beosound Ouverture. It works fine, except for the sound quality. The Airport's digital/analog (D/A) converter obviously doesn't live up to B&O quality.

Fortunately, Airport Express realizes its weakness and offers digital output as well, through the same contact. You buy a separate D/A converter and connect it between the Airport Express and the Beosound.

For me a separate D/A converter is on my wish list. I investigated it some time ago and found that they have not reached the mainstream consumer marked yet. Consequently they are rather expensive so I dropped, no, postponed, the idea.

Does anyone have some recommendations for D/A converters?

Sigmund

 

What's your budget?

The LAVRY DAC10, Benchmark DAC1 USB and Grace 902b are all very good DACs, but you'll find headphone amp's and other DACs at half the price of these. The three go for about 800-1000 USD. 

My MBP used to play Airtunes via Airport Express to Beosystem.
However, after a software-update, the "external speakers" are no longer visible in iTunes.
The Airport Express itself produces a humming noise on the Beosystem
when the jack-plug is connected to the Airport Express.

Any ideas what might cause this ?