Sirocco Wireless Home Audio Bridge

The Sirocco Wireless Home Audio Bridge uses your computer's existing wireless network to receive any and all audio formats streamed from your PC. It is an ideal wireless speaker solution to deliver your music to your speakers or home theater system. With both digital optical and analog outputs for 6 channels, Sirocco can easily connect to most audio systems and supports 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound output. Anything that your PC can play, Sirocco can receive through the airwaves. Playlists from any music player or from any store, in any format. PCM, WAV, WDM, AAC and all protection schemes are legally and securely streamed from your PC to your home audio system Setup of the Sirocco is straight forward. Connect the unit to a PC using the included RJ-45 cable. Do not connect to the unit through a router. Run the included software on the CD, have the program detect your wireless router and save the settings. Now you can disconnect the RJ-45 cable and connect the Sirocco to your home audio or computer speakers. The Sirocco will receive audio signals from your computer through your wireless network. The Sirocco supports both optical digital and analog connections to connect to a home stereo. There is also the ability to connect speakers directly to the Sirocco. Standard front, center and surround speakers can be connected. PC based surround speaker packages work well. The Sirocco Wireless Home Audio Bridge uses a new technology called C-Media Wi-Sonic. C-Media Wi-Sonic is the PC industry's first multi-channel wireless network audio technology, designed to replace the wire between the PC and existing home audio set-ups through a standard 802.11g wireless network. It can improve the PC's role as the media center in the digital home by removing the wiring hassle between PCs and living room audio systems (stereos, A/V receivers, surround systems) C-Media Wi-Sonic supports sending lossless PCM and Dolby Digital formats to the remote Wi-Sonic audio receiver, where it is connected to the user's audio system and heard in real time. Includes AC adapter, Ethernet cable, TOSLINK cable, 3.5mm to RCA converter and software on CD-ROM. Requires Windows XP SP2/Vista and an 802.11g network. Speakers and stereo systems sold separately.