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Is something like this what I'd need to connect wirelessly from my laptop to my stereo speakers?
https://www.retailmarket.net/product...-system-ha100/
This kit supplies all the cables needed.
Stereo is a Sony about 14 years old now and has great speakers. Laptop is fairly new.
Are there other brands to consider?
Thank you for any advice.
That looks like it would work, however, bear in mind that current Bluetooth standards are not capable of handling high-quality audio. If you want the best quality, a solution for that would be a wired connection that you can plug the laptop into, or a non-Bluetooth wireless networking connection that can handle the data transfer volume necessary.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/blueto...o-development/
https://www.crutchfield.com/S-PwqCIZ...SAAEgLWuvD_BwE
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wiim+mini...l_3uc96hb3ib_e
https://audioengine.com/newsroom/aud...foaKLtiiLeMiqx
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/f...treamer.26347/
The laptop is about 30 feet away from the stereo, so wired won't work, different rooms.
However, I'm not sure what kind of non blue tooth wireless connection might be possible in this situation.
Thanks for the reply.
At least one of those hardware items I posted links for can connect to standard stereo inputs. Check the specs. I think one or more should work for you.
https://www.amazon.com/VIOY-Auxiliar.../dp/B0BY1ZWCH2
They make these cables up to 100 feet long, would that work? Would have to go up to the ceiling and over.
If the bluetooth sound quality is not that good, I just won't even try it.
That should work, assuming that you are connecting it to your stereo receiver / amplifier. You cannot go wrong with that price.
That cable is shielded so it should work well. Depending on the input jacks on the Sony amp/receiver you might need an adapter to go from stereo mini 3.5 female to stereo RCA.
eg:
https://www.amazon.ca/Molded-3-5mm-F.../dp/B01NBENS7E
The manual doesn't specify connection sizes and I can't seem to get a picture inserted here. The model is Sony LBT-ZX66i
Thank you.
According to the owners manual and google you'll need that adapter to plug the computer into the Sony device.
pgs 12-14 https://www.manualslib.com/manual/16...page=13#manual
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Ok, I thought it would connect in the front of the unit in the headphone jack.
Actually, I keep a tape deck connected in the back.
Headphone jack is an output. Can't be used for input. Worth noting is that the mic input will also not work properly. It's possible you could use the video game audio input but you should test it with the tape deck to make sure... you'd still need that adapter though.
Tape deck does not work plugged into the front jacks.
If by front jacks you mean video game jacks then you've only got the jacks that the tape deck is plugged into to use.
Yes, that's right. I confused myself with the headphone jack on the laptop
I need the tape deck into the back red phono jack (on the Sony) and same for the white. That sound quality is not real good. Have to use the phone function.
So if I just have the pc jacks for this new wire I don't suppose that sound would be any better?
Wish the blue tooth idea could work out but guess that's not a good option either.
Thanks for your time with this.
The PC input jacks are what you said you have the tape deck plugged into. That's what I understood anyway. If not then please describe ALL of the things you currently have plugged into the Sony and which inputs they're using.Quote:
So if I just have the pc jacks for this new wire I don't suppose that sound would be any better?
Also I don't understand..
If by Phone you mean phono then that should ONLY be used for a turntable.. it is not suitable for ANYTHING else because of it's electronic setup. Using it for a PC or a Tapedeck would cause distortion and bad audio.Quote:
"Have to use the phone function"
Ok, I should have used the word phono for the tape deck but I've been reconnecting the past few days so changed it. I said it right a few posts back.
The sound is much better using the PC function - which is where it usually has been. That's red & white going into PC.
Choices are phono, game, PC, iPod and tuner. It sounds best on PC.
The tape deck did not come with this system and that's all that is connected to it.
Ok.. so you have limited choices. The tape deck and PC can ONLY be plugged into the PC input. You tried the game audio in and that did not work. So now you either experiment with buying a bluetooth setup (which I would hesitate doing esp since it has to travel to another room) or also buy a splitter type of device that you can manually switch between PC and tape deck for the input to the Sony.
something like this..
https://www.amazon.ca/ZIEM-LINEPAUDI.../dp/B09BCPDZ2X
which can be used as a two in, one out stereo device. Note that you'd still need the 3.5 to rca stereo adapter unless you could find a splitter with a stereo RCA and a stereo 3.5 input to a stereo RCA output but that's getting a little esoteric.
So I would still need a wire from the laptop to this splitter type of device? And that's where I would need the adapter you showed.
Switching between pc and tape deck is not a problem.
This all started when I put some music cds into WMA files on to the laptop. Was hoping to get a better sound than Windows media player puts out.
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So I would still need a wire from the laptop to this splitter type of device? And that's where I would need the adapter you showed.
Yes.
I don't understand that. Where is that windows media player you're referring to here? The laptop would, by default, use windows media player to play the WMA files unless you installed another player but even doing that would not likely change audio quality.. only interface and bells and whistles.Quote:
This all started when I put some music cds into WMA files on to the laptop. Was hoping to get a better sound than Windows media player puts out.
Well, they will play on the newer laptop with Windows media player.
I have an older laptop that still has a CD drive so I used that along with a program called "Power 2Go" and that worked fine to copy the music cds.
Then I put them on a flash drive and put them on the newer laptop, that doesn't have a CD drive, of course.
So they will play on either laptop as is. I just would miss the sound quality of the Sony speakers.
Ok. So now you just need to decide if you want to buy and run the cabling (and adapter) from the PC in one room to the Sony player in the other.
Yes.
I've read that music CDS are basically obsolete these days.
Also seems it's hard to buy a decent stereo system anymore, so I'm trying to save what I have.