Did you apply the firmware update in 2018? https://www.macrumors.com/2018/08/28/airport-express-firmware-airplay-2/I have a similar set up.
Unfortunately it is not Airplay 2 compatible.
Airplay 2 lets you choose multiple speakers (areas) to play audio through at the same time.
If you only use 1 speaker at a time then your set up is still awesome!
I'm old enough to remember when "audiophiles" claimed, in all sincerity, that marking around the edge of a CD with a green highlighter improved its sound quality.Audiophiles will not even open their eyes...
Why pay three times the cost of an Echo on a battery base?
My 15,000 iTunes track Touch and Alexa provide my audio needs adequately.
Thanks for the info!!Did you apply the firmware update in 2018? https://www.macrumors.com/2018/08/28/airport-express-firmware-airplay-2/
Apple TV 4K + AV receiver with HDMI control turned ON + a set of 15 years old speakers with 8" woofer would be my personal definition of "AirPlay 2 speakers". By keep updating the Apple TV it could be Airplay 3 speakers.
you have the right idea. Its what i do.
the only problem i have is i am not sure how to get the apple tv to turn on then get that to turn the amp on and start playing straight from my phone.
I have to turn on apple tv then turn on amp and then airplay to the apple tv
“...each company is known for its audio quality and audiophiles won't flinch at that price point.” Really? I don’t think so. Audiophiles will not even open their eyes to these products because each company is NOT known for audio quality. In the case of Bose, it is ”better sound through marketing.” In the case of Sonos, also great at marketing, they have become synonomous with multi-room streaming audio because they were the first to provide a solution with an easy to use app that is a doorway to every single known streaming service known to humanity. They are good at what they do but there are way better sounding solutions out there for audiophiles.
Bluetooth is known the world over for its class leading audio fidelity.1. Siri is the worst AI - from experience
2. Bluetooth is a thing - your smart device can stream music to your DENON receiver connected to Polk Audio speakers for free
3. This article is a FALSE CHOICE
Every single time it's the same comment. Sonos and Bose are miles ahead than playing music from your phone or laptop or in-built speakers in the TV or a $79 JBL can. Sure, "audiophile" is being used way too much nowadays, but people keep missing the point.
A true audiophile, as you define it, will not even listen to digital streaming music because that is an affront to sound quality on every level. Have fun with your wired, refrigerator-sized Polk Audio speakers playing back 128kb streams. 😆“...each company is known for its audio quality and audiophiles won't flinch at that price point.” Really? I don’t think so. Audiophiles will not even open their eyes to these products because each company is NOT known for audio quality. In the case of Bose, it is ”better sound through marketing.” In the case of Sonos, also great at marketing, they have become synonomous with multi-room streaming audio because they were the first to provide a solution with an easy to use app that is a doorway to every single known streaming service known to humanity. They are good at what they do but there are way better sounding solutions out there for audiophiles.
Total BS.The only thing audiophiles will flinch at is the name "Bose"
A true audiophile, as you define it, will not even listen to digital streaming music because that is an affront to sound quality on every level. Have fun with your wired, refrigerator-sized Polk Audio speakers playing back 128kb streams. 😆
Total BS.
Airplay sucks, it has so much latency it isn't usable.
1. Siri is the worst AI - from experience
2. Bluetooth is a thing - your smart device can stream music to your DENON receiver connected to Polk Audio speakers for free
3. This article is a FALSE CHOICE
I wish I had been more cautious before buying Sonos.
Constant software updates which are mandatory (the update says that the device may stop functioning if you don't accept the update), no documentation available describing what the update does.
Older (2 or 3 years ago) Sonos devices don't support Airplay. These devices cannot play from an iOS device. They do not or cannot play Catalina's iTunes replacement Music app playlists. (Support is extremely poor so I am going on my own experience)
The online support is VERY reluctant to answer questions I ask - they repeatedly provide answers to questions I do not ask instead...for example Q: does my non Airplay Sonos talk to my Catalina Mac to play playlists? A: Airplay enabled devices can play from any source.
After half a dozen such non-sensical interactions I just give up.
Convenient for streaming internet radio. But that's about it.
"are designed to offer a premium audio experience" Really? Premium audio experience? Not using lossy Bluetooth, compressed, typically playing crappy streamed content, and for the first time in 100 years of audio development, retrograding all the way back from stereo to mono. This is not a premium audio product. It is product for noobs who value convenience over quality. It is a product for the instanoodle generation who know no better, or don't care. Yes - it is better than listening to your iPhone's speaker - but by its very design, it is the very antithesis of a premium audio experience. If you want a premium audio experience: (a) stereo - not mono, (b) wired speakers (not compressed or lossy Bluetooth), (c) no MP3s, and no lossy formats, (d) CD-quality as an absolute base minimum --- high-res SACD preferred or high-res downloads or analog vinyl (for suitable content)