Streaming audio to airplay from BD player

Hello Audiophiles!
I like to stream audio of non-iOS devices (BD player and such) to AirPlay or directly to airplay speakers. Is there a way to do this via an airport express unit or a similar 3rd party device?
Thanks for any help.

Thank you. This is very helpful info!
The BD player is also DVB-C set-top box for the TV, which itself does not have a DVB-C decoder. We like to have the normal TV sound streaming to wireless speakers, preferably airplay speakers, without running a computer (iMac or MBP). We also have the Apple TV G2, which basically has only two audio outputs: AirPlay and the optical connector. My pretty old but excellent stereo does not have optical input...
So now I am looking into a system that can do everything: AirPlay without running any OSX device (except for an Airport WiFi router) and also taking streams from other audio sources. This is based on the WAF - (wife acceptance factor).
After googleing all afternoon, I kind of found a system that could do the job: Active speaker systems, which accept dual- or multi-source input, i.e. AirPlay, analog, and digital audio input. Then I could get a bluetooth transmitter for audio, such as the TRX1 from b-speech, for non-iOS devices.
This would become relatively complex and would turn my home into a large-scale microwave oven...
Still in the process of figuring it all out.
Maybe all I need is a new TV with airplay support.... This is how this industry wants you - or at least me - to think ... and act ;-)

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