Progress - state of the Tubin.
I had a relatively productive day - breakfast with friends then got some paperwork done, then yardwork, mostly pruning. I got someone to take my big pile of plant pots off my hands. And did some cleaning indoors. And baked quiches
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Yes it matters as it is hard to share ipods. A line splitter can only get you so far, and it's hard to get a party going if you have to play "pass the (ear)bud" (it's not that kind of party). Plus, how can you re-create the dance scene from "Risky Business" with headphones?
Real suggestion: get some Airport Expresses. They have stereo out, which can be plugged into nearby speakers, and you'd use AirTunes: Apple's music streaming system in iTunes to control what is being streamed where. With an iPhone, you can use Apple's "Remote" iApp to control everything through iTunes. Check the Apple store for refurbished Airport base stations and you'll save 20%-30%. (None in stock at the moment.)
For speakers, you might want to check out computer speaker systems that have sub-woofers (so-called "2.1" stereo"). No need to get anything fancier since AirTunes doesn't support streaming surround sound. If your main stereo system has optical inputs, you can connect the Express to it that way, which should give a clean signal that won't get affected by electromagnetic noise (unshielded speakers, power cables, GSM phones).
If you want to send non-iTunes audio to the Airport Express, there is a third-party app called Airfoil from Rogue Amoeba. It's platform agnostic (well, Mac & PC; not sure about Linux).
Good luck.
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In theory I could also probably use these as wireless repeaters in the house, improving the quality of my data network as well.
Apple really does seem to have the "right" answer for most problems, doesn't it? They should be paying you a commission, though, for all the products you've convinced me to buy (I love my iPhone, thanks for convincing me it was worth the $$)
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