There is
multi-room audio support here with the PLAYBASE, and the Sonos app makes it easy to use.
With
multi-room audio support being improved and Spotify now present, there's certainly something to be said for owning multiple Amazon Echo devices.
It's a great music streaming device that can now rival Sonos systems thanks to
multi-room audio support and groups, and it does have unlimited calling... even if it's not the best sound quality.
The new Amazon Echo features
multi-room audio support, with Amazon even going so far as to sell a three - pack of Echo devices at $ 50 USD ($ 62 CAD) per device.
Amazon on Tuesday debuted
multi-room audio support for its Echo Internet - enabled speakers, consequently allowing users to play music on individual devices or group them together in an effort to create a surround experience.
Rumors of
multi-room audio support being in the works for Amazon's Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been circulating the industry for -LSB-...]
HomeKit: Will now be able to access smart speakers inside HomeKit by way of
multi-room audio support.
Once it gets
multi-room audio support, Sonos is in for a challenge.
Now, after years of waiting, Amazon has finally announced
multi-room audio support.
Amazon is hoping users will buy several little Spot devices to sync them up for
multi-room audio support.
Not exact matches
DTS Play - Fi technology enables lossless
multi-room wireless
audio streaming from the world's most popular music services including Amazon Music, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Juke, KKBox, Napster, Qobuz, QQ Music, Pandora, SiriusXM, Spotify and Tidal, thousands of Internet radio stations, as well as personal music libraries, on any
supported product.
Our smart speakers continue to get smarter over time, and one of the features recently added to the kit made by Amazon and Google is
support for
multi-room audio — in other words, the option to play the same tunes in multiple rooms at once.
HomePod will not include
support for
multi-room audio or stereo playback at launch.
While it produces fantastic
audio, Apple's new HomePod smart speaker has also annoyed early users with obtuse software limitations, a lack of real Bluetooth connectivity, and missing
multi-room playback
support that won't come until later this year.
Multi-room audio: Some soundbars can be components in a multi-room audio system, but this usually entails choosing one platform and sticking with it all over your home (speakers that support DTS Play - Fi are an exception to t
Multi-room audio: Some soundbars can be components in a
multi-room audio system, but this usually entails choosing one platform and sticking with it all over your home (speakers that support DTS Play - Fi are an exception to t
multi-room audio system, but this usually entails choosing one platform and sticking with it all over your home (speakers that
support DTS Play - Fi are an exception to that rule).
While
support only currently exists for Echo devices, Amazon also released new tools for developers that will allow companies to integrate their speakers with Alexa
multi-room audio, as well as allow Alexa to control third - party speaker systems like those from Sonos and Bose.
If the HomePod
supported multi-room audio, I could place a second HomePod in the great room to solve the problem, but that feature won't be available until Apple releases AirPlay 2 and updates the HomePod's firmware.
The app won't allow you to include YAS - 107 in a
multi-room audio system, however; you'll need to step up to Yamaha soundbars that
support MusicCast for that.
Apple's HomeKit service will now
support multi-room home speakers from several major manufacturers, and a new AirPlay 2 feature will make it easier to play music and
audio to other devices.
Interestingly, when Apple's HomePod launches next month, it won't offer immediate
support for
multi-room audio, which most users will have seen as one of the defining reasons to purchase the hardware.
The integration and
support of AirPlay 2 mean that users would be able to set up a
multi-room, multi-device
audio systems in their home, as long as those devices they wish to use are either iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4, or Apple TV 4K running either iOS 11.3 or tvOS 11.3.
Once installed, it adds
support for features like
multi-room audio and better handling of buffering whilst the media is being beamed from device - to - device using the AirPlay 2 protocol.
The press release also revealed some new features of the HomePod and the delayed release of
multi-room audio and stereo
support.
At launch, the HomePod won't
support multi-room audio, which could be a real bummer for people with dreams of using a HomePod to control music throughout their home.
The
support extends to
multi-room audio experiences, as well.
The inclusion of a beefy subwoofer, and the ability to incorporate the combo into a
multi-room audio system that
supports high - resolution
audio, helps justify this sound bar's price tag.
It's the least expensive of the three, and it's the only one that's capable of delivering genuine
multi-room audio right out of the box, thanks to its
support for both Yamaha's own MusicCast technology and Apple's AirPlay.
At launch, the valid
audio sources are Amazon Music, TunIn, iHeartRadio, and Pandora (with
support for Spotify and SiriusXM on the way), so any command that you previously used with the aforementioned services will work with the
multi-room music system.
The Apple HomePod won't
support multi-room audio at launch, but will be able to do so later this year via a firmware update.
This feature will, according to the documents, have
multi-room support, the ability to mirror your Chrome or Android
audio, and brings «high - quality»
audio.
Apple also says that
multi-room audio won't be
supported until later this year, with a software update.
I'd hesitate less if the Mu - so Qb was priced at, say, $ 750 (the Sonos Play: 5 goes for $ 499, and the B&W Zeppelin Wireless is $ 699 — but that speaker doesn't
support multi-room audio).
In addition to the Chromecast tech, the receiver also comes with
support for DTS Play - Fi as well as Flare Connect, and it
supports multi-room audio so whatever you're playing can be enjoyed throughout the whole house, though you'll likely need to have the extra equipment to make this work.
It powers via USB - C, has a 3.5 mm jack, and
supports multi-room audio as well as Android and iOS devices.
Sonos is the king of
multi-room audio, and no other brand
supports more music services.
Naim's
multi-room support is considerably more clunky than that of Sonos — the platinum standard in consumer - configured
multi-room audio — but the Mu - so speakers can do one thing no Sonos speaker can: They can stream high - resolution FLAC files.
The Sonos One is a versatile wireless speaker with excellent sound quality,
support for
multi-room audio, and Amazon Alexa voice...
They also all
support multi-room audio and can be paired to Google Homes and Chromecast.
It
supports hi - res
audio, allows the possibility of Sonos - like
multi-room and is compatible with every streaming service most people could possibly want, from Spotify to Qobuz, Apple AirPlay to Bluetooth.
A seven channel design, it decodes both Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, and
supports Yamaha's MusicCast wireless
multi-room audio system.
Many streaming DAC receivers can also be used to integrate your old kit into a wider
multi-room set - up — some also with voice control
support - whether that's Chromecast, Sonos or MusicCast, breathing yet more life into your antiquated
audio kit.
The bundled Denon AVR - S510BT is a somewhat plain - Jane model, apart from its
support for Denon's HEOS
multi-room audio and its three 4K UHD / HDCP 2.2 HDMI inputs.
If you need
multi-room audio streaming, you'll have to keep in mind that multiple HomePods won't
support multi-room streaming until the feature ships later this year.
Amazon's Echo devices
support multi-room audio.
Moreover, this
multi-room playback doesn't
support audio books or
audio from Alexa skills.
Further, the device is said to have
multi-room support to let users mirror their Chrome or Android
audio, alongside mirroring video content.
The
multi-room audio is slick, though not a game - changer, while the Gmail, Calendar, Google Maps, and other integrations are clever but hamstrung by the fact that only registering one person's account is
supported.
HomePod doesn't
support multi-room audio, at least not yet.
The voice - activated assistant also
supports multi-room audio, a feature Echo users have been asking for since its initial release back in 2015, as well as an attempt to take on Sonos.
The documents say the feature will include
multi-room support and Chrome or Android
audio mirroring.