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jarnold

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Jun 29, 2012
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Seattle,WA
Hey guys! So I recently bought a rMBP (comes on Wednesday) and I have an iPhone 5. I was looking to stream music from both these devices for either Bluetooth speakers or Airplay speakers. I haven't owned either so I would really appreciate some input. I've searched around the forums but I haven't found a real answer to a couple of my questions.

First I would like to know if there is any lag with using Bluetooth? I'm mainly going to be using the speakers to stream music but on occasion I could imagine myself watching a movie on my rMBP and would hate for the audio to be out of sync with the video.

Also I was wondering if the quality of audio was better on airplay rather than Bluetooth? I hate spending money on something when I could spend a couple more $$ and get a way better product.

With Bluetooth every time I turn off the device would I have to re-pair my iphone with it? That seems like a big inconvenience if airplay is always connect.


Thanks guys!
And here are a few speakers that I've been looking at! Keep in mind I'm trying to keep it under $200 (would love to spend around $100 lol)

So far I've been leaning towards to the JBL or the iHome because I want it to be portable so I can use it around the house, but I want good audio with rechargeable batteries.
 

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