Airtunes- control of stereo system?

It appears that accessing the USB port in the Airport Express is not very open and is only intended for printers. What I would like, and I would think would be nice for a lot of people, is to be able to put a usb-rs232 converter there and have software that can handle control between a stereo and iTunes. A number of system manufacturers have control links between a main receiver and say a tape or CD player where remote commands to the main system are then sent to the secondary device. It would be nice to use that USB port in conjunction with some code on the iTunes box to make iTunes/AE behave like a controllable secondary source. Does anyone make anything like this? Is there an SDK for the AE?

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I am new to the site. I hope I am posting this in the correct forum section. I am looking to purchase an iOS 7 compatible stereo system that serves as both dock and charging station WITH a remote that I can use while the devices are charging/playing. I have looked high and low and cannot seem to locate much info at all. I see that Apple.com has the iHome IDL100G which can be used with lightning cable Apple devices but since the update of iOS7 I am unsure if the stereo system would be compatible. Is this stereo 1) MFI-compliant 2)iOS7 compatible 3) able to charge multiple iOS7 devices simultaneous 4) and has an independent remote of the actual iOS device that allows one to control music queues while the devices are charging?
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Trying to connect Airtunes to home stereo

I'm afraid that I really have no idea of what I'm doing here....this is my situation -
I have a G5 iMac in my home office connected via Airport Express to a DSL modem (and via USB to a printer on my desk). I also have a Sony VAIO notebook (Windows XP Pro SP2) with a Belkin 802.11g wireless notebook network card that I have connected wirelessly so it can access both the printer and my ADSL modem. No problems to date with that.
I have a second Airport Express downstairs (ground floor) in the living room (my home office is on the first floor) that I have used to extend the wireless signal so my husband can connect his Mac mini and 12 inch Powerbook to the ADSL modem. His studio is across the courtyard from the living room on top of the garage (about 7 - 8 metres from the Airport Express in the living room). This works, too.
My problem arises because I have tried to connect my home stereo in the living room to 'airtunes' on my G5 iMac by using a 'home stereo cable' that I bought from my local Apple dealer. It has a 3.5mm connector on one end and two RCA connectors on the other end. (I was told by my local Apple dealer that this would be 'dead easy').
I plugged the 3.5mm connector into the Airport Express in the living room and connected the RCA connectors to my tuner/amplifier (it is an old Nakamichi RE-3). Nothing happens at all. Nothing shows up in iTunes (I'm running iTunes 6). My Apple shop said 'just plug into the Aux RCA connectors and then set your stereo to AUX' - could the problem be that my Aux connectors also say /video? The input options on the front of the machine are CD, Aux/Video, Tuner, Cassette player.
Sorry to be so ignorant - perhaps my Stereo is just too old?
Any help/suggestions would be gratefully accepted.
Cheers
Tricia

A little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing..... :-(((
I did some reading of the Help files and discovered a couple of basic things -
1) I had to change Preferences in iTunes to look for remote speakers connected with Airtunes
2) I had to change System Preferences/Firewall setting to check the iTunes Music Sharing box
3) I had to remember to turn on the volume control for my stereo
Result - I now have my iTunes music playing throughout the house because my stereo system (20 years old) is wired to the bedroom, bathroom and study...I love it
Cheers
Tricia

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I'm trying to set up an in-home stereo system using iTunes as my main hub. I want to play iTunes as well as Pandora and possibly Sirius. Can I set this up with Airport Express? Would I control everything through iTunes on my MacBook or an iPad? How is this all wired if I have some existing external speakers with a receiver in my family room, built-in ceiling speakers in the kitchen, and outdoor external speakers? I am comparing this to a Sonos system, but the Sonos is not really in my budget.
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>I want to play iTunes as well as Pandora and possibly Sirius. Can I set this up with AirPort Express?
From iTunes you can stream a single audio source to one or multiple 802.11n AirPort Express Base Stations (AXn), but you cannot stream multiple audio sources to separate AXns. You would need a third-party product, like Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil to stream audio sources other than from iTunes.
>Would I control everything through iTunes on my MacBook or an iPad?
You could do either.
>How is this all wired if I have some existing external speakers with a receiver in my family room, built-in ceiling speakers in the kitchen, and outdoor external speakers?
Of the speakers you mentioned, only the ones connected to the receiver would work directly connected to an AXn. The audio output port on the AXn is a combo 3.5 mm stereo analog/optical digital port. Assuming your receiver accepts either analog or digital audio input, you can feed the output of iTunes or Airfoil from the AXn to the receiver. In turn, the receiver (if configured for whole home stereo) can feed the kitchen and outdoor speakers.
>Also, what is the difference between AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme?
What's similar: Both are Internet routers that provide wireless. Both provide the ability to share an attached USB printer. What's different: The Extreme has a built-in Ethernet switch. The Extreme supports sharing HDDs and printers together or separately via a USB hub. The Express has a built-in audio circuitry, the Extreme does not.
>What would I need for this situation?
Only the Express can accomplish providing an audio stream.

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I am searching for car stereo system that has ipod compatability for my teacher's birthday. Do you have any auggestions? I'm kinda clueless on this stuff.

You need to be more specific. If you're just looking for some kind of interface to work with a radio he/she already has, then I would need to know what kind of radio it is, or if it is a factory radio, I would need to know Make, model and year of the vehicle to give you some ideas. If you are looking for a new radio, then most of your aftermarket radio manufacturers make iPod compatible radios that simply need to have a cable added and you can plug an iPod directly into the new radio and control it with the radio. This allows text to be shown on the radio display as well as charges the iPod. I currently work with Alpine and Kenwood and both of them offer a full speed interface. Full speed is kind of important as some of the older interfaces were slow and cumbersome to operate.
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I have recently purchased a new design Vauxhall Astra. One of the extras available was a USB connection which stated on the original advertising leaflet that it was fully Ipod compatible. Upon getting the car home I was eager to try out my Ipod Nano 4th generation. Initially nothing happened when I plugged it in via the USB socket. I then thought to switch on the auxiliary button, this responded with the message "no auxiliary connected". I then thought maybe I should switch on the Ipod. That was when the real trouble started, everything went dead. That was when I decided I had better check the car handbook. It was only then that I discovered the list of compatible Ipods and guess what every one was listed except for the 4g. I disconnected the Ipod, which although initially only showed the Apple logo, I was able to make it work normally. As for the car stereo system everything works fine except for the auxiliary switch, this still remains dead. The car is going back to the dealership on Wednesday for them to try to find out what is wrong, in the meantime is there anyone out there that can shed any light on this problem.

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So you were right to assume I transposed the numbers, it is the 9857. Thanks for all the valuable info you have given me so far. Now, here is my question, I have an iPod adapter box, that cost me $100. Now I'm not sure what model number this is (I can find out once I go home this weekend), but I can tell you it is an Alpine iPod adapter box. Its what I used to plug in my iPhone for the past year and a half. I bought this back more than 2 years ago though, so I don't know if affects the 2006 compatibility time period, so possibly you could answer that once I get you the model number. So with the 422i, would it replace the ipod adapter I have now, or just change the cable that goes from the adapter to my iPhone? Also, the website talks about it as though it strictly supports iPods, is it compatibable with my iPhone? Also, will I be able to use an phone features with the new cable.
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Please tell me which Ipod dock adapter is compatible with the Ipod Classic 80GB? They no longer make this particular Ipod and I need the right dock adapter for my Panasonic SC-HC25 stereo system with universal dock for Ipod/Iphone I recently purchased.
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refer to this Apple support Article, on Universal Dock which retail at $59 at Apple store.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1380
Look through the compatible list chart and see which 80GB model are you using, either ID 9 or 10. you can order through Apple Online Store.
Have a nice day!

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Hornet Developer,
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