My BiL has asked me about this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=104993

It's to connect a laptop to a hifi (a sort of midi hifi with aux in).

Does such an arrangement compromise sound quality, compared to direct
wired connection?

Thanks, Rob

On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:20:12 GMT, Rob
wrote:

My BiL has asked me about this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=104993

It's to connect a laptop to a hifi (a sort of midi hifi with aux in).

Does such an arrangement compromise sound quality, compared to direct
wired connection?

Thanks, Rob

Impossible to tell from the advert, but these days you have to go to
special efforts to make something that truly sounds bad. If he is
already using WiFi in the house for connectivity, this may cause
problems, and if anyone uses a microwave anywhere near, this will
probably stop working while it is turned on.

You can buy a lot of wire for £40, though.

d
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"Rob" wrote in message
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My BiL has asked me about this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=104993

It's to connect a laptop to a hifi (a sort of midi hifi with aux in).

Does such an arrangement compromise sound quality, compared to direct
wired connection?



Theoretically - no.

In practice - it will be hissy.

(Is my guess! ;-)

Don Pearce wrote:
On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:20:12 GMT, Rob
wrote:

My BiL has asked me about this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=104993

It's to connect a laptop to a hifi (a sort of midi hifi with aux in).

Does such an arrangement compromise sound quality, compared to direct
wired connection?

Thanks, Rob

Impossible to tell from the advert, but these days you have to go to
special efforts to make something that truly sounds bad. If he is
already using WiFi in the house for connectivity, this may cause
problems, and if anyone uses a microwave anywhere near, this will
probably stop working while it is turned on.

You can buy a lot of wire for £40, though.

d

OK, thanks - so, impossible to tell for sure, but for audio it should be
OK with no compromise over wires.

And it may just crash to dust if it interferes with your wifi (which is
needed for iTunes).

No way of telling until you buy, so make sure you can return it without
pain.

About sum it up?

Rob

On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:34:31 GMT, Rob
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:
On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:20:12 GMT, Rob
wrote:

My BiL has asked me about this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=104993

It's to connect a laptop to a hifi (a sort of midi hifi with aux in).

Does such an arrangement compromise sound quality, compared to direct
wired connection?

Thanks, Rob

Impossible to tell from the advert, but these days you have to go to
special efforts to make something that truly sounds bad. If he is
already using WiFi in the house for connectivity, this may cause
problems, and if anyone uses a microwave anywhere near, this will
probably stop working while it is turned on.

You can buy a lot of wire for £40, though.

d

OK, thanks - so, impossible to tell for sure, but for audio it should be
OK with no compromise over wires.

And it may just crash to dust if it interferes with your wifi (which is
needed for iTunes).

No way of telling until you buy, so make sure you can return it without
pain.

About sum it up?

Rob

That's pretty much it.

d

Keith G wrote:

"Rob" wrote in message
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My BiL has asked me about this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=104993

It's to connect a laptop to a hifi (a sort of midi hifi with aux in).

Does such an arrangement compromise sound quality, compared to direct
wired connection?



Theoretically - no.

In practice - it will be hissy.

(Is my guess! ;-)

Know what you mean! I think it's not like that though - if there's hiss
it'll be from the line level amp which, as Don says, would be difficult
to mess up.

Rob

On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:36:57 GMT, Rob
wrote:

Keith G wrote:

"Rob" wrote in message
. com...
My BiL has asked me about this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=104993

It's to connect a laptop to a hifi (a sort of midi hifi with aux in).

Does such an arrangement compromise sound quality, compared to direct
wired connection?



Theoretically - no.

In practice - it will be hissy.

(Is my guess! ;-)

Know what you mean! I think it's not like that though - if there's hiss
it'll be from the line level amp which, as Don says, would be difficult
to mess up.

Rob

If this were one of those FM things that transmits to a radio, then
yes, hiss would be a number one concern. But at 2.4GHz, it is
certainly digital, which means that it will work perfectly without
hiss until it starts to get out of range - at which point it will
sound dreadful.

d