AirPlay 2 is now available on selected DTS Play-Fi products starting with the McIntosh RS200 wireless speaker system and Arcam rPlay music streamer. Additional products will be announced later in the year.
AIrPlay 2 enables streaming of content including music, videos and images from Apple devices such as iPhones, iPads and Macs. The protocol now works in conjunction with DTS Play-Fi devices and Amazon Alexa for an integrated, multi-voice assistant control experience.
DTS Play-Fi itself is an app that allows a connection between audio devices from different manufacturers, enabling them to stream audio from one to another even if they are in different rooms of the house.
This opens up a world of cross-compatible, multi-room streaming options that can now be controlled via spoken commands to Siri, an Apple HomePod or a device that uses Amazon’s Alexa.
Using vocal instructions, Apple users will be able to add AirPlay 2 speakers into a group with a HomePod and also be able to transfer playback from one AirPlay 2 compatible device to another as they move around the home. In cases where Wi-Fi connections are unreliable or unavailable, the additional network buffering provided by AirPlay 2 gives greater transmission stability.
Dannie Lau, general manager, DTS Play-Fi said, “We are thrilled to bring AirPlay 2 into the DTS Play-Fi experience. With this new ability, our partners can better service Apple users with a feature set that meets their expectations for interoperability with the products they love.”
In addition, Nicholas Clarke, senior director, global engineering, luxury audio at Harman, offered, “AirPlay 2 brings multi-room music playback to the Apple ecosystem. Combining AirPlay 2 with DTS Play-Fi gives Arcam rPlay customers even more ways to access their product while providing the Hi-Res streaming audio support they demand.”
DTS Play-Fi products have a broad array of capabilities, including on-product music presets, wireless surround sound, whole-home TV audio streaming to any other DTS Play-Fi product and/or the DTS Play-Fi Headphones app and 24/192 Hi-Res Audio streaming. Supported products feature lossless multi-room wireless audio streaming from the world's most popular music services including Amazon Music, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Juke, KKBox, Napster, Pandora, Qobuz, QQ Music, SiriusXM, Sound Machine, Spotify and TIDAL plus thousands of Internet radio stations, as well as personal music libraries. DTS Play-Fi additionally features advanced streaming functionality such as stereo pairing, music station presets, and audio/video synchronization.
In addition to AirPlay 2, supported devices are now also Works with Alexa compatible, giving audio fans the option of choosing between Siri or Alexa voice assistants as their preferred method of controlling the same product.
“Supporting AirPlay 2 and Works with Alexa in the RS200 offers choice to our customers with music assistant control,” said Charlie Randall, chief executive officer (CEO) at McIntosh. He went on, “Integrating these protocols with DTS Play-Fi gives the RS200 a sophisticated set of streaming capabilities unmatched by our competitors.”
The DTS Play-Fi ecosystem features the largest collection of products in the whole-home wireless audio space, with more than 200 interoperable speakers, sound bars, set-top boxes, and A/V receivers from the top names in premium audio including Aerix, Anthem, Arcam, Audiolab, Definitive Technology, DISH TV, Elite, Integra, Fusion Research, Klipsch, MartinLogan, McIntosh, Mission, Onkyo, Paradigm, Phorus, Pioneer, Polk Audio, Quad, Rotel, Sonus Faber, Soundcast, SVS Sound, Wharfedale, and Wren Sound.
Source: Press release
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DTS Play-Fi itself is an app that allows a connection between audio devices from different manufacturers, enabling them to stream audio from one to another even if they are in different rooms of the house.
This opens up a world of cross-compatible, multi-room streaming options that can now be controlled via spoken commands to Siri, an Apple HomePod or a device that uses Amazon’s Alexa.
Using vocal instructions, Apple users will be able to add AirPlay 2 speakers into a group with a HomePod and also be able to transfer playback from one AirPlay 2 compatible device to another as they move around the home. In cases where Wi-Fi connections are unreliable or unavailable, the additional network buffering provided by AirPlay 2 gives greater transmission stability.
Dannie Lau, general manager, DTS Play-Fi said, “We are thrilled to bring AirPlay 2 into the DTS Play-Fi experience. With this new ability, our partners can better service Apple users with a feature set that meets their expectations for interoperability with the products they love.”
In addition, Nicholas Clarke, senior director, global engineering, luxury audio at Harman, offered, “AirPlay 2 brings multi-room music playback to the Apple ecosystem. Combining AirPlay 2 with DTS Play-Fi gives Arcam rPlay customers even more ways to access their product while providing the Hi-Res streaming audio support they demand.”
DTS Play-Fi products have a broad array of capabilities, including on-product music presets, wireless surround sound, whole-home TV audio streaming to any other DTS Play-Fi product and/or the DTS Play-Fi Headphones app and 24/192 Hi-Res Audio streaming. Supported products feature lossless multi-room wireless audio streaming from the world's most popular music services including Amazon Music, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Juke, KKBox, Napster, Pandora, Qobuz, QQ Music, SiriusXM, Sound Machine, Spotify and TIDAL plus thousands of Internet radio stations, as well as personal music libraries. DTS Play-Fi additionally features advanced streaming functionality such as stereo pairing, music station presets, and audio/video synchronization.
In addition to AirPlay 2, supported devices are now also Works with Alexa compatible, giving audio fans the option of choosing between Siri or Alexa voice assistants as their preferred method of controlling the same product.
“Supporting AirPlay 2 and Works with Alexa in the RS200 offers choice to our customers with music assistant control,” said Charlie Randall, chief executive officer (CEO) at McIntosh. He went on, “Integrating these protocols with DTS Play-Fi gives the RS200 a sophisticated set of streaming capabilities unmatched by our competitors.”
The DTS Play-Fi ecosystem features the largest collection of products in the whole-home wireless audio space, with more than 200 interoperable speakers, sound bars, set-top boxes, and A/V receivers from the top names in premium audio including Aerix, Anthem, Arcam, Audiolab, Definitive Technology, DISH TV, Elite, Integra, Fusion Research, Klipsch, MartinLogan, McIntosh, Mission, Onkyo, Paradigm, Phorus, Pioneer, Polk Audio, Quad, Rotel, Sonus Faber, Soundcast, SVS Sound, Wharfedale, and Wren Sound.
Source: Press release
Image Source: Macitynet.it, Pocket-lint.com
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