It seems to me I already have multi-room capability with AirPlay. I can bring up Apple's Remote App (which I normally do), press the AirPlay icon, select Multiple, and then check the devices I want to play. They play in sync in different rooms. While I currently have all B&O devices this does work with a mixture, I've done it before. Pehaps the AirPlay icon doesn't work the same with each application, but I don't see why it couldn't???
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Seems that you are airplaying from iTunes.
If not, please tell us more about how to choose multiple receivers using the Remote App.
MM
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
yes, currently only works from itunes via remote app.i almost have a NL only setup. advantage of airplay 2 is easier spotify support (direct to all NL devices assuming they have airplay2 support) rather than the need to have two apps. the other advantage is to bring non-NL devices in the mix. for example my beolit 12 or even my much loved old BS1 assuming apple upgrades AE to airplay2.Naim and libratone have announced that their old devices will be airplay2 compatible via software upgrade. so, maybe also old b&o devices. fingers crossed!
Naim and libratone have announced that their old devices will be airplay2 compatible via software upgrade. so, maybe also old b&o devices. fingers crossed!
Strange that B&O doesn't communicate and stay silent... If the old BS would be compatible I guess that they would be happy and proud to tell it!
Seems that you are airplaying from iTunes.
If not, please tell us more about how to choose multiple receivers using the Remote App.
MM
All of my music (and music related video) is on a Mac mini iTunes server. I have a couple of iPods with a small subset of my music that I use for Bluetooth and car use. I have been using the multi-room capabilities of iTunes before I had all B&O equipment and the BeoMusic app. I've been doing a little reading on AirPlay 2 so my understanding is a little better. Luckily for what I have read, the existing AirPlay functionality will still work, but the functionality that I enjoy with iTunes will be expanded to other apps, plus the ability of "other" iDevices to add to the playlist. Great for parties I guess. It would be nice if the BeoSound 1/2, M5, and maybe some of the older devices can be updated, but if not, the new functionality won't be much of a loss for me.
With no word from B&O one way or the other on existing compatibility, I wonder if this would cause a pause in sales. Probably the knowledge of AirPlay 2 is still quite limited.
If airplay2 is all about the iOS source being able to target multiple speakers then maybe there is nothing that the speakers (or bang and Olufsen) have to do?
I believe a software/firmware update would still be required on the speaker to support AirPlay 2, but this can only be done if the speaker hardware supports the AirPlay 2 minimum requirements which I can't find anywhere. Watching Apple's WWDC video on AirPlay 2, there seemed to be an emphasis on the new protocol requiring the speaker hardware to support longer buffering of the stream being received.If airplay2 is all about the iOS source being able to target multiple speakers then maybe there is nothing that the speakers (or bang and Olufsen) have to do? BeoNut since '75
OK now that makes sense ... and for visual media they introduced a new container and a new compression algorithm, so I wonder if they may be doing the same for audio/ Airplay 2Watching Apple's WWDC video on AirPlay 2, there seemed to be an emphasis on the new protocol requiring the speaker hardware to support longer buffering of the stream being received.
Any news from B&O on Airplay 2?
It has now been 1 month since the announcement - very slow action from B&O.
Selling old stock?
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