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I realize this may not be possible in an office environment but is there any chance you can hardwire both speakers to the network.  Depending on how locked down the network is, this could inspire a nasty-gram from IT about connecting unauthorized devices to the network. 

Another troubleshooting question is whether the 2nd Emerge can run successfully on wifi as a standalone, and, if so, can you send music from one to the other (not in stereo)

Some office wifi networks are configured so devices can only talk to the internet, not to each other.  You would need special privileges assigned by the network admin to allow them to talk to each other if this were the case. 

Stan wrote:

I realize this may not be possible in an office environment but is there any chance you can hardwire both speakers to the network. Depending on how locked down the network is, this could inspire a nasty-gram from IT about connecting unauthorized devices to the network.

Another troubleshooting question is whether the 2nd Emerge can run successfully on wifi as a standalone, and, if so, can you send music from one to the other (not in stereo)

Some office wifi networks are configured so devices can only talk to the internet, not to each other. You would need special privileges assigned by the network admin to allow them to talk to each other if this were the case.

Hi Razlaw,

Glad you're making progress.  I'm surprised at how good the stereo A1s sound for this application - close by, low volume listening.  Then again, I don't think they will displace my BS2, but it's been an interesting exercise nonetheless.

FYI:  It's not unusual for corporate wifi networks (or any network managed by security minded people) to not allow inter-device access on the "open" wifi network.  This way, devices can come and go somewhat freely, but since the devices can only access the internet (which is what 99% of most random devices want to do), the security people don't have to worry too much about rogue devices breaking into network resources (including other devices on the network).  There's usually a "closed" wifi network that people access only on a "need to know" basis which has fuller capabilities, although some places will skip this in favor of wired connections (where, speaking from experience, excitable network admins may come running if you plug in an unknown device).

Stan

Stan wrote:

Hi Razlaw,

Glad you're making progress. I'm surprised at how good the stereo A1s sound for this application - close by, low volume listening. Then again, I don't think they will displace my BS2, but it's been an interesting exercise nonetheless.

FYI: It's not unusual for corporate wifi networks (or any network managed by security minded people) to not allow inter-device access on the "open" wifi network. This way, devices can come and go somewhat freely, but since the devices can only access the internet (which is what 99% of most random devices want to do), the security people don't have to worry too much about rogue devices breaking into network resources (including other devices on the network). There's usually a "closed" wifi network that people access only on a "need to know" basis which has fuller capabilities, although some places will skip this in favor of wired connections (where, speaking from experience, excitable network admins may come running if you plug in an unknown device).

Stan

Great to hear! So how do they sound as a pair? :) Can you describe them?

I am not sure if they can go too loud based on what I heard at my dealer’s but I also found them to be pleasant to listen to.