Stream to airport express other sources than itunes

I would like to stream some other sources than itunes to my airport express. Ideally any thing that would other wise be played by my pc speakers.... i.e. YouTube etc....
Can we do that? NAy idea where I could get the software?
Question for MAC & Window based PC
Thx for ideas !
regadrs

Check out Airfoil. That streams sound to Airport Express. Because of the way the Airport Express processes the sound, there's going to be a delay, especially if you're planning on watching Videos.
The guys that make Airfoil, say they've fixed that issue with Version 3 that will be out soon. No word on a release date. Here is the website.
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/
Hope that helps,
AL

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Using AirPlay
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4437
AirPlay requirements and capabilities
To get full AirPlay features, make sure your AirPlay-enabled devices are running the latest software updates. The table below identifies minimum AirPlay requirements and capabilities:
Stream content from
Requirement
Notes
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http://img715.imageshack.us/i/screenshot20100824at427.png/
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I'm very curious about the audio coding that happens when streaming music from iTunes to an Airport Express, or, a 2nd gen AppleTV? Is there any additional code-decode going on when streaming? Playing a 44.1 kHz .wav file, uncompressed, and capture that waveform at the electrical out of Airport Express... will it be identical to the original .wav file (ignoring some minor D/A artifacts)??
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Can you reference a link or 2 where I can read a bit further?
I'll see what I can find as Apple has provided very few details on this. The links I had to some material I had reviewed earlier, unfortunately, are no longer valid.
For example, what happens with an uncompressed .wav file that is an 11kHz sample rate? Does the AX have a D/A that supports all of the supported sample rates? Or, is that part of the compression "on the fly" into Apple Lossless that everything is coded / converted into a single sample rate (44.1 kHz??).
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