Q: can I play amazon music from my mac to my receiver through airplay?

"receiver" .. ??

AirPlay only works with a Wi-Fi network.

If your receiver and i-Mac are truly linked (I've not heard of that being a possibility) and that you can play i-Tunes from your computer through the receiver, it sounds like yes, you should be able to play Amazon music too. Have you tried it?

Carolyn Samit wrote:

 

"receiver" .. ??

Back in ye olden days, you hooked your turntable and speakers up to a receiver.  My dad has one, and it's about 30 years old.  I have one as well that my turntable is attached to.  That could be what the OP is talking about. 

That's what I was expecting in this thread. Home theater systems typically still include a receiver (amp + FM/AM tuner). However, not aware of receivers that are wi-fi or blue tooth capable, but then I haven't shopped for a new one in ages.

If your receiver has AirPlay and it is on the same network as your Mac, then yes you can play Amazon music from your Mac to your receiver.

If your receiver is Airplay enabled, or you got a Express/AppleTV attached to it you can. Hold the alt button and click the volume icon, it will show all devices available. (This will route all sound to the receiver, including system notifications).

I use this to stream youtube audio to my Airplay enabled receiver, works like a charm.

Just to add, I can stream any audio through Bluetooth to my AV Receiver. It really depends on the Receiver.

pinkstones wrote:

 

 

Back in ye olden days, you hooked your turntable and speakers up to a receiver.  My dad has one, and it's about 30 years old.  I have one as well that my turntable is attached to.  That could be what the OP is talking about.

Way to make some of us feel OLD.