Multi-room Archives

BluOS 4.0 previewed at CEDIA 2023

06/09/2023

BluOS 4.0 was previewed at CEDIA 2023 in Denver, Colorado, ahead of the official launch in mid-October 2023. The update to the multi-room management platform includes a redesign of the user interface, better navigation, and improved search functionality, to deliver a more personalized way to play and control music across multiple zones. Starting on the 17th October, users will be prompted to download the official firmware update by following the prompts on the BluOS Controller […]

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Yamaha adds new music streaming and voice control to HiFi ranges

20/04/2019

Yamaha adds new music streaming and voice control to HiFi ranges with a series of firmware and app updates. 17 current home audio products launched in 2018, including sound bars, wireless speakers and AV receivers, will get Apple AirPlay 2 support and expanded Spotify Connect capabilities. Additionally, all of Yamaha MusicCast products will gain support for Actions on Google (English) through an update to the Yamaha MusicCast app. MusicCast is Yamaha’s multi-room streaming technology which […]

YouTube Music comes to Sonos

03/02/2019

YouTube Music comes to Sonos controlled using the Sonos app. Sonos users with a YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium subscription can now easily play official songs, albums, thousands of playlists, and artist radio as well as YouTube’s tremendous catalogue of remixes and live performances. YouTube Music features available on Sonos Recommended Loaded with listening suggestions based on your favourites, Recommended has playlists for every mood, plus your favourites and last played. From Mellow Moods […]

BluOS HiRes multi-room audio to come to Monitor Audio and Roksan

22/08/2018

Lenbrook International, the developers of BluOS, have announced an agreement that will bring their high-resolution multi-room platform to Monitor Audio’s range of hifi speakers. The agreement will bring the BluOS streaming platform to upcoming products from Monitor Audio and its sister company Roksan. The technology partnership enables Monitor Audio and Roksan to enter the growing multi room streaming market. Andrew Flatt, Monitor Audio’s Chairman and CEO stated, ‘Our development team explored all of the available […]

AirPlay 2 comes to Sonos Speakers

17/07/2018

AirPlay 2 comes to Sonos speakers allowing you to stream and control music from your iPhone or iPad to any AirPlay compatible Sonos speaker. The list of supported speakers is currently Sonos One, Beam, Playbase, and the second generation Play:5. This new development comes hard on the heels of the company’s announcement that it intends to go public. Sonos files to go public Five new AirPlay 2 features 1. Play music from AirPlay compatible […]

Apple iOS 11.4 supports new HomePod music control

Apple delivers stereo and multi-room audio with iOS 11.4

01/06/2018

Apple’s latest iOS upgrade brings stereo pairs and multi-room audio to its HomePod wireless speaker. Using AirPlay 2, music can be played in any room, moved from one room to another or the same song can be played everywhere using any iOS device, HomePod, Apple TV or by asking Siri. HomePod stereo pairs With two HomePod speakers set up as a stereo pair each HomePod automatically adjusts the audio for optimum sound quality using a […]