Review - Apple AirPort Express - Part 4

AirTunes, the new feature that allows players to play iTunes songs on amplified speakers connected to the base is perhaps the part that deserves more time and attention. Once the respective flag appears on iTunes’ preferences, Rendezvous automatically shows an option on its main program window (of course, during the configuration, the user must have chosen to enable this feature).

Once the external speakers are selected, they start playing, after a reasonable wait. The latency when responding to the controls isn’t too bothersome either. Once the user chooses to automatically scroll through the playlist, iTunes cuts down the waiting time by loading the start of the next song in the buffer, in order to avoid long silence moments between songs. This function can be also used by computers that share the network through a cable connection in case AirPort Express is configured for a mixed network.