Possible to stream all audio over local network?

[roystonlodge]

I have a MacMini connected to the big-screen tv on one side of my living room. I have my gaming computer on the other side of my living room. I often use VNC to control the Mac, so I don't have to get up to change which iTunes playlist I'm listening to, or play a movie, or whatever.

I would like to be able to do something similar with the audio.

Here's my problem. Sometimes it's really hard to get the volume just right when I'm at the far end of the room. If I increase the volume to a level where I can hear everything, it sometimes annoys the neighbours.

So, is there a way I can stream all the audio from the MacMini so I can listen to it using a Linux laptop at the far end of the living room without annoying the neighbours?

Because I want to set this up for watching movies, it needs to be fast enough to stay in sync with the picture.

(It might just be easier to run some speaker wire across the room, but I like to try to do things the hard way first. Heh heh heh...)

 

[bitlord]

Hi,
Here are some options that might be able to help.

you can use the apple product "AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes".
Link below.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB321LL/A/AirPort-Express-AirTunes

One thing you might want to consider is not to use VNC. Just do a NFS mount or Samba to access the files. If you do this you can play all the non DRM content on one of the Linux programs on your machine.

You can use programs like VLC, Vuze, or any other program that can stream video and music. You can use your computer speakers or use your line out to connect to a stereo.

A folder sinking solution might also be useful if you have the space on you Linux box. This would fix the bandwidth problem.

For best performance you should use 1G Ethernet or better. WiFi doesn't have consistent through put, but should be fine for music.

I hope this was helpful