Can I use AirPlay to connect to two of these and an Apple TV at the same time if they're all connected to my wifi network? Airfoil required for this?
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I don't think your second question was answered. You obviously are asking about streaming to multiple Airplay devices from MacOS, not from iOS, since iOS doesn't support streaming to more than one Airplay device at a time, and Airfoil is a MacOS app. The answer is "Yes", this Sabrent device can be just like all your other Airplay devices and these will show up in the list of "External Speakers" in iTunes, allowing you to stream to any or all of the ones in the list, including the Sabrent unit. With firmware 2.0.4, you can also change the SSID of the Sabrent device and this name will appear in your list of devices to output to in iTunes or Airfoil. I only have one Sabrent, but I have multiple other Airplay devices and it plays nicely with them. As far as I can tell, the only way I've found to output to multiple devices is through iTunes without installing a third-party product like Airfoil. I use Airfoil for streaming Pandora or Beats Music (or any web site) to 4 different devices. Otherwise I use iTunes. Airfoil is a fine program, with no quirks or issues I've seen. It just works for me.
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Yes to the 1st Question - I have one of this and an Apple TV on my home network and can select which one to play the music from my iPad.No to the 2nd question - I do not have Airfoil on iOS device and have no issue playing music from iOS and android device.
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The ones I purchased required a separate Apple Express in order to use AirPlay. I bought the older speaker version that used the older Express which made the combined solution more affordable.
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No AirPlay. But you can just connect an iPhone via Bluetooth which is still pretty easy
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I'm using iTunes. There is a multi option when I click the AirPlay icon. I select my three AirPlay devices and the music is in synch with all of them.On iPad or iPhone I can only select 1 device.
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This device will only work on a wireless network that an Apple device is connected to. It utilizes AirPlay which is Apple only.
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No. This is a WIFI connected device and it requires an appliance that uses apple Airplay or a DLNA enabled device. I have only used these on Airplay.
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Yes, it's working fine for me. Google "spotify OSX airplay" and you will get to the Spotify support page detailing how to do it
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You can install Raspbmc that supports airplay. But there is a known issue with ios7 support - ios7 devices play only sound, not video.
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AirPlay upgrade was free when I purchase it. You need to check with Marantz website if it is currently free.
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You can stream wirelessly from any Apple device with Airplay installed. Does not work with any Android devices.
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I have my Apple TV connected directly to the range extender and works well with it. Air play works fine (I.e. Watching an Amazon Prime video streamed from my IPad). The only time I had some issues was when I tried to use everything through wifi. The connection, was kinda slow, I guess Ethernet will always beat wifi when it comes to video streaming.
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Don't think this is the same "Airplay" technology used by Apple. These have been around a couple of years. I noticed in news from the CES that there do seem to be many Airplay receivers and speaker systems in the works to function with iTunes/iPod. If you've used the Airports to stream, you know it's a pretty cool system.
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Any product you see claiming to have Airplay would have it built-in, not requiring purchase of an Apple product. If it didn't it's blatant false advertising. This is a great receiver.
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No, you can't use airplay with this model. You can connect it with a USB cable. The later models are airplay capable.
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The Airplay issue is a matter of degree. My iTunes and Airfoil do not always connect on the first try. But it is always a quick and easy fix. The issue wasn 't enough to dissuade me from buying a second A5 as a gift.
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I didn't research it too much, but that is what I determined to be the difference, connect Apple TV (anyways), then you don't need the wireless adapter...my Smart TV also has wireless that doesn't get used...
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I use this speakers with airplay (Apple). I have not found a way to daisy chain them. Through iTunes you can select multiple airplay speakers. Using with iphone or apple TV only one airplay device is selectable (at the time or this writing).