Can I stream music from my PC using the Yamaha AV Controller app only (i.e. without connecting the receiver to a TV set to navigate on-screen menus)?
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yes. the app interface is closer to the stand-alone Pandora offers and easy playing of music from your media server. Caveat, TVersity only outputs MPS format, Windows Media Player outputs correctly (and may be just a display issues -- according to Yamaha).
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yes you can . provided you have your recever connected to your wifi via eathernet or wireless that is hooked up to your receiver .
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Yes - the Receiver goes to the settings automatically and plays when it's selected as the output device on your PC
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I have been using an iPad and iPhone (each with the AV controller app) also, you do have to use the app at least for apple devices as the receiver is airplay compliant, so I can just open up the ipod and shunt the music straight to the receiver as it is on the network.
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With a wireless network adapter hooked up to the receiver, I am able to stream wireless music to the receiver without the TV being involved.
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The only way to do this is through your computer. The media player interface of the marantz isn't exactly the best anyway. You're better off connecting a computer directly to the receiver via HDMI, playing it through game console (ps3, xbox, etc), or using an Apple TV with airplay mirroring. You *can* share music to your marantz with DLNA UPnP media server, but I also think this is the worst way of getting music to the receiver. You're better off playing it directly from the device and using the receiver as a receiver and not a control center.
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Not using a soundbar. Using a Yamaha RX-V375 AV receiver with Bose 701 speakers.
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I believe the app has to be coded to port the signal to an external monitor. You should be able to use most video player apps.
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You have options when installing this device. In my installation, I simply plugged the USB connector on the device directly into my PC and an HDMI cable from the device to my monitor. Video and were delivered to the monitor. Another option is to use the Audio Out connector on the device to deliver sound to another device such as your home theater receiver. So, the answer to your question is Yes the sound from your computer will play through the speakers of the receiver.
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Not using a laptop. My application used a wireless connection from TV/digital cable box to the soundbar.
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The airport express has optical output too - it's called Mini Toslink, and it uses the same output 'hole' as the analog out. Just search for the Toslink to Mini plug on monoprice. With this you can use the outboard DAC just like the squeezebox. I have mine going to an AVR optical input - controlled from non-apple computer as well as iPhone Remote - and it works great! Only advantage I see of SB is that it can access internet radio stations through the same unit.
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Yes, this product worked for me in a similar setup. My one output from my TIVO goes to this device, then one output from this device goes to Yamaha receiver and the other goes directly to the tv. This allows me to listen to music on my Yamaha receiver while watching something different and not associated with the yamaha A/V receiver on the TV.
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Yep. Just plug it into your computer, then find an empty rca input on your receiver like "aux" and choose that channel on the receiver. Super easy
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You can use a TOSLINK cable to get your sound from your receiver, that is IF your antiquated receiver is capable doing such. Many modern receivers can actually play the video and the sound through the HDMI cable.
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Can you hook this unit directly to an HDTV using an HDMI cable but with no receiver?
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That I don't know. I've only streamed from the internet. I believed it has the capability to hook it up to the TV and view things, but I'm not sure about that. If it can play music and open the USB, I don't see why it couldn't do that too.
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I've only used AirPlay to listen to music; I haven't used it to watch video. For that, it worked beautifully without any extra receiver.
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Yes you just have to set the reciever display input to USB and it will play anything that hooks up and sends an audio signal through a USB cord.
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With this controller I don't think you will be able to, unless you are using it through app such as virtual dj's remote iOS app if you are using that, or traktor's new iOS app. However they will be passing right through to your pc and will have no control over this controller. Not sure of your overall goal, are you trying to access your music library, or use your ipad as an extension of the controller, or just control the software? If you want access to your devices library, perhaps the new xdj-aero with wireless connectivity is what your looking for?
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I just got the Yamaha one that goes with this. The only hassle is that you have to configure it with a browser and a ethernet connection on a computer. It works great!
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I do not have this product, but I have been doing research on this receiver for a little bit. Happen to come across this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-54gx09HGQ. It would appear that you can listen to music from any source and watch muted tv.