B&W A7

[ray5]

Hi,
Has anyone had a chance to listen to this yet? If you had more than one unit could you stream different content to each unit simultaneously? I know the Sonos Play series can do that but can we do it with Airplay with these B&W units? Thanks,
Ray

[John22614]

Haven't had a chance to listen to it yet but am eager to do so. I'm thinking of getting the A5 to use with my Ipad for the bedroom and patio. I suspect you can assign each from a drop down menu the same way one assigns different Airport Express's, for example. I'm not sure of that but since each one is set up separately I assume they can be streamed that way too. Not sure when they're coming out but should be soon.

[ray5]

Thanks. I listened to them yesterday. Pretty good. I thought the Zepplin still sounded a little better but also has a larger footprint.

[John22614]

Ray.....where did you find them for sale?

[ray5]

Nearby B&W diamond retailer

[ray5]

Anyone has any comments?

[iiaudio]

Does anyone know if you can sync multiple units to play together like a Squeezebox?

[rgbyhkr]

Does anyone know if you can sync multiple units to play together like a Squeezebox?

All streaming/sync would be handled via AirPlay which does allow streaming to multiple devices simultaneously.

[ray5]

I have been looking into this for a bit and comparing it to the Sonos Play 5 system. The beauty of the Sonos is that you could simultaneous stream from the same source unit (ipad, ipod or any mac/PC) the same content to any number of units, which A7 could handle via airplay. What A7 can't do(I think) and Sonos can is that you can stream differentcontent from the same source unit to different units all over your home. Is it relevant? Don't know, but certainly is useful.

[ray5]

Anyone had a chance to listen to the A7 yet and perhaps compare it to the Sonos Play 5?