Speakers for iMac through Airport Express

Hi....
I've got a new iMac and will be purchasing some Bose Companion 3 speakers very shortly. My question is - Can I use the Airport Express to have my iMac on one side of the room and the speakers on the other side?, will it make any difference in sound quality doing this?.
Also, if I purchase a remote for the iMac, will i be able to do standard stuff like volume, skip, etc with iTunes?
Many thanks for any help, its very much appreciated.
Scott

Yes to both questions.
One use for an AE is remote speakers for iTunes. What I am not familiar with is whether there is any lag time if you broadcast to remote speakers over wi-fi with an AE. The reason I bring that up is because, unlike with speakers plugged into your iMac's audio outport, when you use remote speakers over wi-fi, you can still use your built in speakers as well. Using both sets at once would not be cool if there was a lag.
The Apple remote was made to use for exactly what you mention in your question.
Dah•veed

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