I am new to this type of systems, so please bear with me - does this unit stream songs from Amazon cloud or specifically from iTunes? Thanks a lot!
2018198
It will play music from any iOS device through WiFi and from any device that has a 3.5mm audio jack output on it. Pretty much Any device out there is compatible. However, if you want the Airplay feature (wireless music) it must be from any Apple device such as Macs, iPhone, iPad & iPod. Whichever software(App) you use to stream the music is up to you, as long as it's Apple. The rest of the devices out there in the world are compatible but only through a wire. I hope it helped.
2018199
You can use airplay or iTunes, Amazon Cloud, gMusic etc. Airplay is agnostic about the application and source of the music.
2018200
I have this connected to my computer so it streams .... what ever source is selected including Amazon cloud the B&W; A7 plays no problem.
2018201
The A7 did allow me to stream music directly from my iPhone, IPad , computer ect. I ended up returning the unit because I just could not get satisfying sound from a single speaker. I decided to use AirPort Extreme and Apple TV to stream to my stereo system. Good luck.
2018202
Yes, the A-7 streams from all Apple devices and also I Tunes. You just have to connect the A-7 to your Wi-Fi network.
982312
My understanding (based on some of the Squeezebox forums) is that Amazon would have to provide APIs for the streaming service. I doubt they would do this since it would compete with Amazon products (even though there hasn't been a squeezebox product released in a while). It's too bad they don't... I would probably sign up with Prime if they did.
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You can skip songs on the iPhone's music player as well other iOS apps (like the Amazon Cloud Player) by clicking the center button twice. You can also fast-forward on some applications by clicking once, clicking again and holding. It works on the iPhone's music player and Downcast, but I couldn't get it to work on the Cloud Player.
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I think it is because you don't need an app on the Kindle to listen to your music. Just go to 'music' and it's all there. Instead download this on your computer to listen to your music from Amazon and other music you've loaded into the Amazon cloud.
2065854
I could stream music that was on my iPhone to the iReceiver. I could not stream music from Pandora etc. Hope this helps.
1044990
Connect via usb to computer download your music from there I also downloaded sharebear which helped transfer music that I had in my amazon music cloud account make sure U have an Sd card placed within and if there is music on it prior it will get picked up. griffinyak@msn.com
610977
Yes you can stream comfortably from iTunes, cumbersome from windows media player, streaming videos-no. It is very limited at best.
1230049
I'm not sure, I dont stream music, but I know the navigation program I use still comes from my phone if I'm on the line. I hope that helps!
2026109
So this means whatever music I have on my compute I just have to transfer to Itunes? Not to bad....I can do that!!
1372134
You cannot download directly from the cloud; it does not, as far as I know, have Internet/signal connectivity capability (an advantage for me). You have to use something to transfer the files to the device. It definitely can store an audio book. I have stored several podcasts, books, and music easily on the device.
992750
I'm not. It works well. They recently updated the firmware on all of the units, as well as the software for the desktop application on Macintosh. My app version is 4.0.18.6104. On my Bose SoundTouch 20 it is 4.0.14.14122. My iTunes library is in the standard location. The latest update includes streaming from some NAS devices, so you can stream music without the computer being on. So I guess I'd try to make sure everything is up to date first.
164651
This will transmit whatever you play on or stream through your computer to the receiver. My receiver is hooked up to my high-end stereo in my den so I stream or play whatever I want through a high fidelity system.Also, if it's not playing, just right click on the speaker icon in the system tray and select "Playback devices," and select the "SB for iTunes." However, iTunes is irrelevant to this process. That's just a marketing gimmick.
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The only other possible hassle could be Apple's iCloud. If you really use it you'll be good but I don't. Because of that I had to go into setting and turn off all the iCloud things. I run a PC with Microsoft Office so all my contacts, mail accounts notes, etc. are on my computer, not in the cloud. Even all my music and photos are on my computer. Yes iTunes backs up everything to the cloud also but for it to work for me and get all my stuff on my iPad I had to disable the iCloud in Settings and load everything from my computer. I hope this helps keep you from the hassles I initially had. :-)
139119
You can stream music from any bluetooth device. I use mine constantly with my Iphone using both Pandora and Itunes library. I also use it with my Kindle Fire Hd when watching movies or different Apps. Hope this helped.
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JW485, I tried what you are describing and everything in my existing music library played fine. I streamed over my 2006 Macbook Pro(802.11g). To set it up in Itunes go under edit > preferences> advanced and change the location to your external HD. The problem I had was with downloading new music. Itunes failed to authorize and completely download any newly purchased music, and it took a day of email exchanges with the Apple support to redownload the music. Ultimately, I changed the library location back to default to my local laptop HD so that I could purchase new music without the headache. I was a bit disappointed in the process considering the cost of the router and Apple's reputation. JW485, I tried what you are describing and everything in my existing music library played fine. I streamed over my 2006 Macbook Pro(802.11g). To set it up in Itunes go under edit > preferences> advanced and change the location to your external HD. The problem I had was with downloading new music. Itunes failed to authorize and completely download any newly purchased music, and it took a day of email exchanges with the Apple support to redownload the music. Ultimately, I changed the library location back to default to my local laptop HD so that I could purchase new music... » Read More JW485, I tried what you are describing and everything in my existing music library played fine. I streamed over my 2006 Macbook Pro(802.11g). To set it up in Itunes go under edit > preferences> advanced and change the location to your external HD. The problem I had was with downloading new music. Itunes failed to authorize and completely download any newly purchased music, and it took a day of email exchanges with the Apple support to redownload the music. Ultimately, I changed the library location back to default to my local laptop HD so that I could purchase new music without the headache. I was a bit disappointed in the process considering the cost of the router and Apple's reputation. « Show Less
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Sorry man....only designed for Xbox music but what I like is it can download any streaming content u like if u have the music pass which I really like...
1318685
As long as you have a windows media player, I dont see why not. I buy my music from Amazon.com, you just have to download their cloud player and it works fine!