Music into the garage?

[JackLikesTrucks]

I want to play internet radio on my home computer and get it into the garage.

What's the best way?

I imagine something bluetooth as the computer is in the next room off the garage and has a dongle already.

"No" to a computer in the garage as it gets below freezing 5 months of the year, dont want the expense, or upkeep of a 5th computer, or accusations of looking at porn.

I just want something more than my AM radio, perhaps pipe Pandora.com to the garage.

Ideas?

 

[superdave1984]

How about running speaker wires from your computer into the garage. Plug it into the speaker out on your sound card.

 

[Insanejughead]

Either that or get a stereo system with a usb hookup for an external audio source.

 

[CJREX]

Easiest way is probably with an ipod.

I have an ipod Dock boombox in my garage.

Dock the ipod, tune to internet radio, done.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Why not just upgrade to FM?

later,
Dustin

 

[JamesC]

I have an old car stereo hooked up to some speakers running off a 12 volt power supply and it even has a car antenna plugged in for good reception. looks pretty trashy but it works good.

Depending on how far your computer is from your garage I would run some speaker wire. If its too far away go with the ipod or just a decent radio.

 

[Hypnotic Toast]

or accusations of looking at porn...

We would never do that

 

[baxtej44]

my work place has pandora play in the lobby from about 50 feet away


as far as i know, they assumably just run speaker wire.


would be a pretty easy set up it seems...



also, i believe bluetooth usually maxes out at around 40 feet, but not sure... and it can get interrupted, and is probably expensive for high quality high range.

just my $0.02