Is it a wast if I directly plug it in my macbook air or iPhone to listen to iTunes ACC music? Or you guys have any alternative considering my preferen
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I don't think it would be s waste. I plug the HD590 directly to my HTC One all the time, but while at the studio, I use headphone amps for an extra boost in sound. Hopefully, this answers your question.
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Not an Apple hater so dont know about that, but I have HP dm4 its about a 2008 or 09 year model, my Senns kick butt its like your at a concert when watching anything on utubewith no amp just get a adapter plug and ur good to goI dare you to even try and turn the volume up halfway hahaIf you know anyone who is hearing impaired, as I am, about 80-90 percent deaf, set them up with this for music as well as videos of people talking on utube as can understand what's being said clearly, with the volume turned almost all the way up, THEY WILL CRY WITH JOY!
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The HD 598 has a 50-ohm impedance that works fine with portable devices like iPhones or iPads. That being said, using an outboard amplifier in conjunction with smart phones and tablets will improve the sound. The HP's will play louder, have better bass, more balanced sound and way better dynamics.
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You can use Beyerdynamics 80ohm DT770s just fine with any Apple products, so these 50ohm ones should work just as well, if not have slightly more volume. An external amplifier is totally not needed. I have a 2i2 as well as a Peavy 10AT and the sound quality is hardly different from direct connection with an iPhone or iMac. The only real difference is you can have a higher max volume, but even an iPhone is 'loud' at minus 1-2 stops from the max volume setting.
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I wouldn't consider it a waste by any means, but at the same token it wouldn't be living up to its potential either. I would strongly recommend something like the FiiO e6 amplifier. It's very small and light, about the size of an iPod Nano. Also costs only something like $25 (at least mine did), so it's not a large expenditure either, and yes it does make a difference!
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No, I have used like that for about a year, but if you prefer even a better sound quality, I recommend you to get an Amplifyer. It boost the bass and overall sound clearness.
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Touch base with M-Audio...but the thing is you shouldn't even need a driver. Macs automatically plug-n-play especially with GarageBand
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The Airplay issue is a matter of degree. My iTunes and Airfoil do not always connect on the first try. But it is always a quick and easy fix. The issue wasn 't enough to dissuade me from buying a second A5 as a gift.
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Your laptop and iPhone have their own internal DAC. They convert to analog before outputting through the headphone output.A standalone DAC will probably sound better than those but is not necessary.
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Yup. The air tunes feature is great. Once you hook up the AE your iPhone will automatically recognize the AE and allow you to stream your music. You might have to restart your phone and you will have to be connected to your wifi network to get it going. Hope this helps,Collin
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Only works with AirPlay which streams off of ITunes. I added the AirPlay App to both my MacBook Pro and my Dell Mini, and switched my extensive music collection from RealPlayer to ITunes. A large job....but well worth it. My JBL Soundfly works flawlessly in my bathroom in the morning, and in my living room in the evening paired with a Bose Wave radio for exquisite sound!
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Hello, I actually don't know how to explain this well, so I will try and give it a shot. All that I do is hook it up to my laptop, play music from ITunes or Spotify, and plug in the 2 Sony Speakers I have and it's like having music anywhere around the house. Does that help?
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hey waves, can you please tell me how you made out with the itunes? I have been trying to find out the same answer before I purchase this receiver. Will I be able to just play my itunes from my computer since it and the receiver will be on the same network? I really like this receiver, and do not need the airplay- as long as this other method of accessing my music is available.Thanks for any help you can give me.
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the aux input doesn't exactly work so well on the jukebox, unless its just a problem with mine i can never get it to work. try finding an adapter that has an input of the old apple plugs and then an output of the new lightening plug, then you can get the bonus of charging your devices as well
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When you plug it in your computer it is like an external hard drive, you just drag and drop you mp3 files. You can you their free app too, but only works in windows, no Mac support. Cheers
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The Creative Labs audio is great at playing anything, including my iTunes music from my laptop. The Creative Labs device is hooked in my receiver.I'm not sure about playing from the IPOD, since I only use my iPod when traveling. My master Apple music is on my laptop.
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For iTunes music to play, you need an application to drive it. Since the USB drive doesn't have an OS, I don't see how you can do that. Personally I use an iPod instead just for this.
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Hi, sorry, I don't have a MacBook Air, so I can't comment with certainty. But, if the Air has a HDMI port, then it should work, with iTunes, without an issue. It connects my Apple TV to a VGA projector perfectly.
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1. You'll need the adaptor from Apple. 2. No. 3. No. It sounds great though. I got a refurbished unit for $35 or something like that.
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Has anyone had the problem of connecting it too their macbook or ipad Air? I can connect to my iphone 6 but that's it.
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I use it with a Mac at the school I teach at. It plugs into a USB port and becomes your audio port. The kids just plug their headphones in and it works great.
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One reviewer said that it doesn't "sync" with a computer. A shame as I am looking for a good, portable speaker system for both my iphone and macbook. Anyone know of any?