Anyone using these speakers recently have SUCCESS over Airplay?
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Yes. First thing is not get ahead of it. Its response to finding a signal is a little slow. It's a good, not great, product. Signal will drop out on occasion like others. Go with direct USB connection
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Gave up. Constant drops which made it too frustrating. Excellent wifi converge in house, so it's the speaker.
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Yes. I just purchased a second one and both are playing right now, one upstairs and the other downstairs. I bought the second one because I have been so pleased with the first.
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I have had both types now, and the airplay ones only work with airplay, bluetooth with Bluetooth.
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I think it has 2*20 watt drivers , it's pretty decent for the price , also I suggest looking at the sc ne3 which has AirPlay if you're an apple person. Sound quality is great and the same in both.
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Not sure about the Mac Book, but on my Windows PC iTunes there is an AirPlay icon ( a box with an arrow pointing into it) which appears when AirPlay devices are detected on my network. I can select output to single or multiple speakers ( I have 3) including my laptop speakers in this version, although ios on my iPhone only allows a single output
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Have not used that feature yet as I bought the pair to use when catching up on Masterpiece Theater & HBO. If you call the iHome company they are very helpful. I assume you have already mated the speakers to your iPad, perhaps you must also mate your iPhone to the iHome also, then push the button on the far right. My first speakers went dead but Amazon replaced them and I have not had any more problems. They are excellent for the price. Good luck.
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Hi TKOC,Thanks for the question. Were the Apple products connecting before the update? If it is an update issue, perhaps a call to Apple could resolve this. Otherwise, the speakers could think they are still connected to a device. Like Frank suggested, unplug the speakers for 15 minutes. Turn off bluetooth on all devices that you paired with these speakers. You may even want to power off those devices. Then restart everything. Hopefully this will take care of it. Please contact AV-Express if we can be of further assistance.
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I've had these speakers for some time. They've probably been upgraded several times since then.I use a high-end Onkyo receiver with great results that are still pleasing to the ear.
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The STRDN1030 claims to support Airplay, so I would think the answer is yes, but I don't own this receiver. I use a Yamaha that doesn't support airplay, so I have an appleTV as the input to the AMP, then I play through the amp and through airplay to this speaker - works great. The price on these has come way down. I bought one about a month ago for around $125. When I bought the first one for my son, it was almost $400!
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I'm wondering if anyone who owns the system can tell me how the sound is for regular 2 channel audio. I want this to be an awesome home stereo system as well, and use my apple tv to enjoy itunes through it!
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Support for airplay lays on OS. As far as I know "Raspbian" distribution has support for AirPlay, while it's far from being perfect.
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I am using a Denon AVR-2313 rated at 105 WPC and bi-amping the RTi-A7s (one pair of wires to the mids/tweeters, the other pair of wires to the woofers). I have no complaints.
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Hi Jonathan,Thanks for the question. Overall these get excellent Bluetooth range from devices like iPhones and Androids. Can you contact AV-Express so we can have a technician contact you. We were unable to see your order in our system. 99% of the time we are able to troubleshoot this and get fantastic range from these speakers.
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I'm was also checking these speakers out for my Mac setup. Currently, I have the old iMac 17", which has no optical output... so according to the good folks here, this would be dissapointing. But I just checked on the Mac minis, and they are optical (input and output), so I think it's time for an upgrade! Looks like Apple are switching all their machines to have a combo mini optical/headphone port. A Good Thing.
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Dude, it works well but you should give the speaker a better receiver:Marantz SR5008 7.2-Channel 1080P and 4K Ultra HD Pass Through, Networking Home Theater Receiver with AirPlay (Discontinued by Manufacturer)Whats your front speaker?
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Currently (May 2014) the Onkyos don't do Airplay natively in the receiver. Maybe it will be fixed with a firmware update? This is a bizarre "un-feature", since just about every other AV 2013/2014 receiver in the market at these prices does have AirPlay. After some googling... There is an accessory called the Onkyo DS-A5, that will "add" AirPlay to this receiver, but it is an absolutely pointless device, and is now no longer sold. It is a RRP $199 unit that has Ethernet and WiFi (for AirPlay) and an old iPod port (not Lightning). Output is via digital Toslink and analogue - no special dock to the receiver. If you want AirPlay and want an Onkyo, get the AppleTV. It's under $100 and does video as well as audio. And Netflix and lots of other things besides.
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I do get some interference, in the form of slower throughput, but separating the control box from the Wi-Fi-equipped computer helps significantly, as does forcing Wi-Fi onto channel 11.My base station is NOT near the speakers, but testing with them at least in the same room didn't show much improvement. In some cases they might "see" each other and pick non-busy channels. Different routers might behave differently, too.Bottom line - they're great speakers, but the Wi-Fi interference is a major flaw in something aimed at being PC speakers!
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Nope--you're good to go! I've had my speakers for several months now & have been using them w/my MacBook Pro. They're great!!