It is a 2nd Generation.

I would say, that it is a new device in the shape of the first A9.

I'd even call it a BeoSound.

And it will be NL-enabled.

P.S. the wifi has 2.4 and 5 GHz support.

MM

Millemissen wrote:

P.S. the wifi has 2.4 and 5 GHz support.

It should really have had that in the first version. The standard 802.11B inside doesn't work properly from any distance. I already took one back already that I first purchased in July and I'm thinking I might even ask to switch this one out as I've got this Ethernet cable running across the room which is not aesthetically pleasing. Literally its got an Apple 802.11AC router 2 meters directly above it with nothing between and the Signal shows up as Poor. That can't be acceptable can it?

mawheele wrote:

It should really have had that in the first version. The standard 802.11B inside doesn't work properly from any distance. I already took one back already that I first purchased in July and I'm thinking I might even ask to switch this one out as I've got this Ethernet cable running across the room which is not aesthetically pleasing. Literally its got an Apple 802.11AC router 2 meters directly above it with nothing between and the Signal shows up as Poor. That can't be acceptable can it?

As stated elsewhere on the forum this isn't B&O's fault for the 2.4 only integration. Apple mandates that everyone use the same chip. If you are having problems with signal I would download a Wifi sniffer app and check to see how many other networks are in your area and what channels they are on. Sometimes it's as easy as telling your router to not auto channel select and stay on a fixed channel that very few other people are using. 

Please don't blame it on B&O - they have built in, what was licenced by Apple at that time.

MM

I'm not sure this is entirely true. The Apple MFi Program specifically dictates the software API and utilisation to be certified. I've never seen any details specifying the actual Apple supplied chipset that requires implementation to be certified. Indeed, for more than a year now in the MFI, 802.11AC has been an option, yet does the new A9 feature this?

As I understand it, B&O selected their chipset, which likely came with code they are using from the supplying vendor.

So, I'm not sure Apple is really to blame either.

Sorry - just to correct some of what I was saying. You also have to have the MFI supported element in the Wifi components - BUT there are multiple vendors of these parts including Broadcom and others.

I did find some time back a wiki that explained that, it was a chipset issue that for third party airplay vendors there is simply no chip available.

The one apple is using in airport express and tv wasnt available in the market for third party vendors.

are there any third party devices that support 5GHz? I dont think so.

Solution can be to just but an airport express and connect the A9 to that so that it gets with 5ghz onto the network. 

I did that with my playmaker.