

“Combining AirPlay 2 with DTS Play-Fi gives Arcam rPlay customers even more ways to access their product while providing the hi-res streaming audio support they demand.”Ĭharlie Randall, chief executive officer (CEO) at McIntosh commented, “Supporting AirPlay 2 and Works with Alexa in the RS200 offers choice to our customers with music assistant control. “AirPlay 2 brings multi-room music playback to the Apple ecosystem,” said Nicholas Clarke, senior director, global engineering, luxury audio at Harman.

All these features work in conjunction with DTS Play-Fi’s broad array of capabilities, including on-product music presets, wireless surround sound, whole-home TV audio streaming to any DTS Play-Fi product and/or the DTS Play-Fi Headphones app, and 24/192 Hi-Res Audio streaming. “With this new ability, our partners can better service Apple users with a feature set that meets their expectations for interoperability with the products they love.”ĭTS Play-Fi products supporting AirPlay 2 are also Works with Alexa compatible, allowing household users to choose between Siri or Alexa voice assistants to control the same product. “We are thrilled to bring AirPlay 2 into the DTS Play-Fi experience,” said Dannie Lau, general manager, DTS Play-Fi. The additional network buffering in AirPlay 2 provides greater transmission reliability in cases where Wi-Fi connections are temporarily unavailable or unstable. Apple users have a variety of other ways to access their AirPlay 2 products, including direct streaming from iTunes, iOS, MacOS and AppleTV.

Alternatively, users can use spoken commands to add AirPlay 2 speakers into a group with a HomePod or even transfer music playback from the HomePod to other AirPlay 2 products in the home. Music playback on AirPlay 2 products can be started via spoken commands to Siri or to a HomePod. AirPlay 2 support is now available on the McIntosh RS200 and Arcam rPlay, with additional products to be announced this year.ĪirPlay 2 opens a world of multi-room streaming possibilities. DTS Play-Fi Now Supports AirPlay 2 and “Works with HomePod”ĪirPlay 2 works in conjunction with Amazon Alexa and DTS Play-Fi for an integrated multi-assistant control experience.ĭTS, a global leader in high-definition audio solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi Corporation (Nasdaq: XPER) (“Xperi”), is pleased to announce the availability of AirPlay 2 in select DTS Play-Fi products.
