Hifi system and airport express?

Hi there. I know if you connect a hifi system to an airport express station you can use airplay to listen to music wirelessly. My question is, can you use those speakers wirelessly to also play sound in general, like movies, youtube etc. If that's possible how do you set it up? Thanks in advance!

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