Remote Speaker Systems

Hello there, I'm trying to find a remote wireless speaker system with transmitter jack from my Teac stereo system that will allow me to listen to CD's etc. 'through the wall'. I do not want to have to run yards of cable to achieve this. Any suggestions as to product and where to acquire it's

This is a firewall issue most likely. I was having the same problem. And I went to my firewall (norton internet security) and disabled it, and it worked.
Then I went in and gave iTunes the permission to do everything and it worked fine as well.
There is an apple support ticket that almost covers it, but brings up UDP as the culprit.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303157
However, my firewall had allowed UDP, so it might be something else that the firewall is blocking.

Similar Messages

Intermittent Remote Speaker

I have a MAC and two PC computers that run iTunes 7.0.2. Each computer (one at a time) has been playing to two remote speaker systems in the house just fine for some time.
Just recently (possibly after upgrading to 7.0.2), even though both remote speaker systems and computer speakers are seen by iTunes in all computers, if I try to play more than one remote system (Airport Express for each remote) from the three selections see by the each computer(computer, living room, tv room), the two remote selections won't play. I can select "computer speaker" only by itself or only one remote at a time. If I select more than one remote at a time, or a remote and computer, I get, "An error occurred while connecting to the remote speaker "xxx". An unknown error occurred (-3256).
Any ideas what's going on?
iMac and PC Mac OS X (10.3.9) PC's have Windows XP and Professional

This is a firewall issue most likely. I was having the same problem. And I went to my firewall (norton internet security) and disabled it, and it worked.
Then I went in and gave iTunes the permission to do everything and it worked fine as well.
There is an apple support ticket that almost covers it, but brings up UDP as the culprit.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303157
However, my firewall had allowed UDP, so it might be something else that the firewall is blocking.

Broke volume remote control = means buy a new speaker system??

I was bought a speaker system Creative 7.1 T7700 in 2004. After year 6 months, the volume remote control stop functioning correctly. When i adjust volume, the output sound is not stable, some times get loud and quiet. My speaker already out of warranty. Who can repair the volume remote control? If Creaitve can repair it, how much will be charge on it's Why Creative don't sell this accessories? Because of this, make me stopping purchase Creative product........................................... ......

Daniel
Thank you. But i don't where is the knob or what is knob? It's inside the remote control or the plug pluging into the speaker?
Why they do not replace a new one to me? Because of this is about their products quality problem.
When i searching wired remote, not just me have this problem.
But Creative change a replacement to them.
deepcool

A solution to the S750 speaker system problem

Well my s750 died just like everybody elses. But after creative wanted me to pay 75% of my purchase price, I found a better solution. Nope, I am not fixing the unit like you guy's. I do not see the need to fix a poorly design system! I am not sure if creative or indigo/bash/blade audio is to be blamed. But if I had to pick, I would say "indigo/bash/blade audio". Years ago before blade audio became indigo, I had a chance to visit their location in ontario Canada. This was just when they stop making the blade audio car amps.
While I was there, I happened to see this long list of brand names they had started to make amp modules for. Names like Harman International, Klipsch and so on. Anyway I cast the blame on indigo for this reason: Some years ago I had purchased a set of "harman international" infinity IL series speakers. Like our creative s750, the infinity shares a bash powered subwoofer system. And just like the s750 the infinity subwoofer like to blow up too! In the case of the infinity, the power supply was the weak link. The amp module in the infinity at that time, was built just like the blade audio car amps before. Which in my opinion is a much better design than what is being used in the s750. I remember one of the sale guy at circuit city at the time saying, "I wish we would drop this model". He went on to tell me the failure on the powered units were very high. You know there is a problem when the mid level Creative Inspire T7700 7.1, out last the flagship s750. Now, whats my better solution you guy's want to know? Two words , Simplifi Digital! The 7075a 7.1 amplifier along with Definitive Technology Pro Sub1000 and the remaing surround speakers from my s750 system. Yes, it did cost me more to go this route. But what I now have is a much more reliable system. And a sound that the s750 can only dream about. My s750 died while I was listening to Dave Bruebeck quartet "take five" at mid volume. With my current setup, I can listen mid volume all day long with no hiccups.
For those who my have the cash to spend. I recommend looking at my direction!? Keep this in mind, make sure whatever powered subwoofer you choose, is adjustable up to 50hz. The creative surround speakers dont play very well below 20hz. Also make sure whatever powered sub you choose don't use a BASH amplifier. For those looking at the s750 as a purchase, good luck. Or go over to partsexpress.com and get the Dayton Part Number 300-670, surround speakers. Then get the simplifi digital 7075 7.1 amplifier and power subwoofer of your choice and make a better/best system. Sorry Creative Labs! This post is NOT intended to cast negativity. I use and like the products you offer. I just do not like the s750, and the reasons are all over this forum and elsewhere on the net. I currently own 3 audigy 2zs sound cards, three Inspire t7700 speaker system, three sound blasters modems and yes, one defective/dead s750 speaker system. If anything use this post as a positive to what Creative Labs could offer in the future. A system like I now have, sure would be nice with the Creative name all over it.
Victor
Creative Labs end user

My system specs below. What I have now simply blows the S750 away. And this is mated to my Audigy 2zs card. I am tempted to try my Terratec Aueron 7.1 universe which does sound better than my 2zs. The Simlifi Digital amplifier is one serious unit. This amp has one HUGE toroidal transformer inside of it! I was able to see it thru the vents on top of the cover. Definitive Technology ProSub 1000 Subwoofer Specifications:Complement: One 10" woofer with polymer cone coupled to one 10" infrasonic radiator
Amplifier: 300 Watts RMS
Speaker Level High-Pass
Filter: 6 db/octave (80 Hz)
High-Level Low-Pass Filter: 24 db/octave continuously variable (40 Hz ~ 50 Hz) plus unfiltered LFE direct coupled input
Frequency Response: 8 Hz ~ 50 Hz
Simplifi Digital 7075, 7.1 Channel Surround Amplifier
Detailed Specfications
Power Output: 50 W/ch RMS, 8 ohm ( kHz sine wave, all channels). 70 W/ch RMS, 6 ohms ( kHz sine wave, all channels) 75 W/ch RMS, 4 ohm ( kHz sine wave, all channels) 75 W/ch Peak, 8 ohm (music) 100 W/ch Peak, 4 ohm (music)
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz (+/-0.2db over the entire frequency range)
Total Harmonic Distortion: <.03%, 50W RMS, 4/8 ohms, 20Hz-20kHz
Line-level Audio Inputs: V RMS (2.83V P-p) yields full power out into 8 ohms
50k Impedance
8 RCA inputs
Subwoofer output: Pass through (non-buffered)
AC Power: 0-25 VAC at 5A
Dimensions: 7.2"(width) x 3.9"(height) x 7.7"(depth)
Weight: 33 lbs
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The perfect audio solution for your Media Center or traditional PC. Use the Simplifi Amplifier with a Media Center PC, and get clear, powerful audio in your living room without needing yet another remote. Connect the Simplifi Amplifier to a traditional PC and hear how good your computer's audio can be.
Features
Class A/B Hybrid Design provides power and audio fidelity
Simple Rear Panel Connections make setup easy
Power Sensing Technology turns amplifier on/off with PC
Volume controlled through PC
Media Center Power Plug
Advanced Spike Protection
Fan cooled

FireWire problem with speaker system

I have a gen4 Nano that will not charge on my speaker system. I used the white docking adapter, but still nothing. It will play the music, but won't charge. We have three gen3 Nanos that are recognized, but not the gen4. Please help.

Hi,
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Unfortunately, your 4th generation nano won't charge when it's connected to some components. Those components use the FireWire pins to charge, where newer components use the USB pins. And the newer iPods have stopped using the FireWire pins and only use the USB pins.
Like yours, my speaker system uses the FireWire pins, but I have a 4G iPod, so I had to use a universal dock to charge my iPod, and then connect it to my speakers via a cable. On the one hand, it's not the best solution, but it also allows me to use a remote to control the iPod, which is a nice bonus I actually use more than I thought.
charlie

I own a Zen Vison: M and am wanting a speaker system for my player

I know there aren't any docking speaker systems for them yet, and I honestly doubt there will be any real soon.
So what would be the best way to go?
My X girlfriend had an I-Pod (poooo) and she had this speaker system.
http://www.alteclansing.com/product_details.asp?pID=IM7
Honestly that thing would be the only reason I would go gay for I-Pod.
What would I have to do to get something close to that?
A dock: http://us.creative.com/products/prod...7&product=4485
Speaker System: http://us.creative.com/products/prod...7&product=4097
Wireless remote?:http://us.creative.com/products/prod...Specifications
The wireless remote confuses me becuase I swear the other night it said it suppotered the Vision: M and now it just says the Vision.
I've also found this, The Player Dock http://us.creative.com/products/prod...5&nav=features
But would it be compatible with the wireless remote?
It's so hard being a creative customer, There aren't any worth while accessories yet.
Anyway, if anyone could help me that would be great.

Hi There,?I just bought my Zen Vision M yesterday and so far I'm very happy with it. I had a Toshiba Gigabeat S30 first but the battery was horrid (seems to be very close to the Zune in design and features etc)?then I swapped for an 80GB Ipod video but there is a massi've problem with the EQ settings wanting to clip passed the digital headroom (google "ipod distortion")?Got The Creative Zen Vision M and I can say the following so far:?The sound output is strong and powers my $200 Sony in ear headphones with clean power even with bass all the way up. It's got a custom 5 band graphic EQ which works well to customise the sound to how you want it (I hate the standard MP3 EQ options of most players)?The sound quality is Very Very Good. (I'm a Hi-Fi freak and a competent home recording engineer)?I can see the screen easily even on a hot bright sunny day outdoors on 50% brightness (Very useful)?I have a couple of MP3's that were converted from WMA's and on some players they dont play but the Creative plays them fine. The use interface is easy to navigate but not quite as good as the Toshiba Gigabeat but looks nicer. The FM radio is great sounding aswell which is a bonus and you can custom name the stations. You can set photos as wallpaper and it comes with 6 player skins to customise the look. Battery seems pretty good. when its not locked the screen goes dimmer instead of turning off completely but the battery still seems to last ok. (if you lock it though it will last even longer.)?I haven't found anything bad about it yet. Toshiba Gigabeat S30? 5/0Apple Ipod Video 80GB? 2/0Creative Zen Vision M?? 0/0 so far?hope this helped.

Itunes remote speaker using Airport Express and Extreme

I have purchased an Airport Extreme and Airport Express, so I can listen Itunes music on my stereo system. For some reason, there is simply no remote speaker selection button on the bottom right of the Itunes windows. Does it has to do with the fact that I am using an old Mac OS X?
My Macmini has no airport card, so I connected the ethernet to the Airport extreme, and plugged the Airport express few feet from the base. Nothing but an orange tilting light comes out of the little box. I can surf the net perfectly but the Itunes is ignoring all my investment on the couple of Airport boxes i purchase...What I am doing wrong?

Yes, I thought that purchasing the Airport extreme as
the ethernet interfase directly connected to the
MacMini, was almost the same as having the airport
card inside the Mini. Where did I get lost?? I have
the extreme directly to the mini, and an express
plugged somewhere close and nothing happens...
The problem is that the mini can only stream iTunes to an Airport Express via Airport. While you have connected it to an Airport basestation, as far as the mini is concerned, it is working via ethernet because that's how the data is leaving the system. It doesn't have an Airport card, thus it can't stream iTunes content to an Airport Express.

Remote Speaker (AirTunes) Error - "the network connection failed"

I am getting a strange error message when I try to stream music through an AirTunes remote speaker. iTunes tells me this:
*An error occurred while connecting to the remote speaker "NN". The network connection failed.*
I can't say what has changed for this error to occur. Last time I used the system it worked fine, now it doesn't. I do know I have upgraded iTunes a couple of times since, though.
I am connecting to an 802.11g AirPort Express running firmware version 6.3.
Both our computers (MacBook & MacBook Pro) run Mac OS version 10.5.8.
In my system, the AirPort Express functions solely as a wireless speaker client, as the WLAN network itself is based around an 802.11n AirPort Extreme.
The AP shows a green light, and reports no problems in AP Utility.
When I change the device's "iTunes Speaker Password" setting in AP Utility, iTunes in both our computers immediately reflect the change, so apparently the various parts in the system do speak to one another just fine. They just can't transmit music, for some reason...
Anyone have any idea what might be going on, here?

I have a similar problem. I use AE(g) with a Powerbook G4 and always get this error, which kind of bugs me, since all the settings appear to be correct. Unlike you though, I didn't make it work, not a single time — closing lid, opening and closing iTunes, resetting AE, yet no luck. Tried it all only with current versions of software.
However, the AE does sense when I unplug the speakers, since it first says "no speakers found", and then "the network connection failed". Strange is that the error has no number, nor does Console provide any clues. Sometimes it is pretty annoying when OS X just says "error". What error, where, why... Feels like good ol' windows times.
Update: Whoa, looks like we're not alone here. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2154052&start=0&tstart=0
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/itunes-9-causing-airtunes-connect ion-problems/
Message was edited by: tochka

Airtunes unable to find remote speaker

Hi,
Ever since I upgraded to the latest version of Airport, iTunes always gives an error when starting up. The error is:
The remote speaker "WDS Remote" cannot be found on your network. Please verify
your network setting and AirTunes configuration or select another speaker from
the menu at the bottom of the iTunes window.
WDS Remote is the name of my Airport Express Base Station. Once iTunes finally starts I can then select WDS Remote as my destination for Airtunes, so I'm not missing any functionality. It's just a pain to get an error message that isn't really an error. Any ideas how to stop this?
Thanks,
Steve

Thanks for the response. Repairing permissions doesn't fix the issue. And the Base Station doesn't appear in the Sound pane of System Preferences. I'm not sure that could be added.
Another data point: If I quit iTunes and then start it again soon afterwards, the error message doesn't appear. If I wait too long (and I'm not sure what "too long" means) the error message will reappear.
Thanks,
Steve

160GB iPod Classic Won't Work Properly with speaker systems

My 120GB works fine with my iHome, and a new speaker system I just purchased... because I thought my iHome was broken, because when I used my 160GB in it, it didn't respond to "play/pause" commands with either the remote or the speaker command. When I tried the 160GB on the new system I bought, it didn't respond either. Should the 160GB work fine with those systems if they play the 120GB without a problem? I'm a bit confused on the issue.

More info would be helpful
What do you see on the iPod screen when you connect to the PC?
Which version of iTunes are you using?
What is the iPod software version as shown in iTunes summary page, the last time you connect successfully.? Or just, on the iPod, press Settings->About
press the select button 3 times and you will get the software version.
HAVE A NICE DAY!

-3256 Error - Unknown error, cannot connect to remote speaker

I recently bought time capsule and have set that up as a base station. The input to time capsule is the linksys modem + router. I have disabled the linksys router capabilities and am only using that as a modem. When i connect airport express to the time capsule network, i get a error message stating -3256. Unknown error cannot connect to the remote speaker. Before time capsule, linksys network was able to play airtunes, but time capsule is not able to. I have disabled the firewall on both time capsule and linksys.

It might actually be the firewall on your mac rather than the other hardware. I mysteriously started getting this same error when trying to use the Multiple Speakers function with AirTunes (had worked perfectly for over a year). I modified the Security/Firewall settings in System Preferences and it started working again, no error: I simply added iTunes to the "specific services" firewall list to allow incoming connections. Of course the firewall is set up quite differently in 10.4.x.
You'd think that checking "look for remote speakers" in iTunes preferences would take care of this for you, or prompt you to make the changes yourself (I remember getting OS messages that used to say "if you want to do such-and-such, make sure you open port xxxx") but apparently not!
I also read somewhere that checking "share my library" in iTunes prefs can help with this sometimes, but I can't verify that - I already had it checked; it was the OS firewall tweak that worked for me.

How can I get permission to use Apple's Airplay Technology for new and innovative Speaker System?

Hi there!
I want to integrate Airplay technology in a new and innovative Speaker System.
I've searched the internet, but couldn't find anything.
Does anybody know how to get the permission to use it?

Apple
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
408.996.1010
...ask to speak to someone about licen$ing.

Can I use a new ipod touch in an old dock/speaker system

I will be in the states soon and thinking of getting and I pod touch the 5th edition. However I have an older dock/speaker system and wonder will it work in it. I have heard that you have to buy an adaptor. Is this true and are they easy to get and how expensive are they. Also is there any issue with buying one in the states and using it in Europe

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD823ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter?fnode=72
is the lightning to 30 pin adapter. There are some third party ones out there, but not a ton. If you go for a third party one go for a name brand not a no name generic.
If you want to buy one, look for a retailer with a good return policy so if it doesn't work you can take it back.
As to world wide use, shouldn't be a problem. The only thing you need to worry about is making sure you have a plug adapter if your charger is rated for world wide voltage, or making sure you have a charger that can handle the world wide variances in power. (Usually rated 100-240V in the specs)

How to play songs from an iphone on a speaker system without a computer

Hi,
i am new to this.
i wanted to know, how can i play the songs from my Iphone on a amplified speaker system without any Computer. I can use a airport express.
Is it possible.
Thanks
PJ

i wanted to know, how can i play the songs from my Iphone on a amplified speaker system without any Computer. I can use a airport express.
Sorry, but at present, there is nothing available for the iPhone or iPod Touch to stream audio (via AirTunes) to an AirPort Express Base Station (AX).

Can I use my new iphone 5 with the old iHome iD9SVC Speaker System if I get an apadter? or should i just buy new speaker system made specifically for the iphone5

can I use my new iphone 5 with my old iHome iD9SVC speaker system if I get an adapter? or should i just buy a new speaker system made specifically for the iphone 5?

Look iTunes>Preferences>Devices...is a backup listed for your iPhone 5 dated BEFORE you restored your iPhone 4 backup to your iPhone 5? If not, your data is gone. If there is a backup, on your iPhone 5: Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings. You should now be able to restore that backup, if it exists, to your iPhone 5.

Remote Speaker Systems

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for