The Philips Fidelio AirPlay family becomes 5 strong

We already knew that Philips had new AirPlay speakers in the pipeline as i earlier reported on the Fidelio DS8800 which comes in addition to the Fidelio Soundsphere DS9800W which we have known about for a while now. Philips however had more planned as there are now a total of 5 AirPlay enabled systems in the Fidelio range.

These are the new Philips Fidelio AirPlay speakers:


Philips Fidelio Soundsphere DS6800
Is almost the same system as the DS9800W baring a physical docking station and it does not have quite the same punch as its big brother. There are also some slight changes to the enclosure, with this model featuring brushed aluminum. Expected US retail price is $499, so UK price is likely going to be around the £400 mark.

Philips Fidelio DS8800
With the more traditional Fidelio speaker dock design, with the exception of a physical docking station, the DS8800 tabletop designed speakers feature 2 x 15W RMS with neodymium drivers and back firing bass pipes. Retail price is expected at $399 with a possible UK price around £300.

Philips Fidelio DS3881W
A brand new circular design with four front firing drivers and bass port, the DS3881W is a portable AirPlay system with built in rechargeable lithium ion battery. The speakers connect to their base/charging station using magnets. This is definitely an interesting new design that is likely to become popular amongst those of us looking at alternative designs and uniqueness. Retail price is expected at $329 in the US and likely somewhere between £250-300 for the UK market.

Philips Fidelio AD700W
A one piece system with two speakers and 10W RMS, it is the lowest priced unit in the Philips AirPlay family with an expected retail price at $229 (around £200 for the UK).

I will be back with pictures and more information once it is available.

All of the new Philips AirPlay systems are likely to be in the market by the end of the year, with most of them scheduled for September release.

[source: iPodRepublic]

Teac announces AirPlay systems to include new NS-X1 speaker dock

Teac has given us some outstanding speaker docks over the years, including the iconic Teac Aurb SR-100i, and now they have announced that they too are embracing the future of audio streaming; Apple Airplay.

According to information available they are releasing their first AirPlay product in the very near future, the CR-H700 CD receiver which will support streaming through both AirPlay as well as DLNA + USB support for additional audio sources. Power output from this system is two-channels of 40W each.

As for AirPlay speaker docks, they have announced a September arrival for the new Teac NS-X1 speaker dock, a slimline speaker dock that can also be wall mounted and supports a multi-room set up if you want to build further on the system. The NS-X1 is reported to be retailing at £279 when it arrives on the UK market later this year, and it will also support DLNA in addition to AirPlay streaming.

The third Teac AirPlay product announced will form part of a family of products to come in the same design format, and is a DAC system called UD H01 DAC.

I will be back with more information on all of these systems when available.

[WhatHiFi via iPodRepublic]

Philips reveals second AirPlay speaker in Fidelio DS8800

According to a wall post on the Philips Sound Facebook page the company is ready to launch their second Airplay speaker towards the end of this year in the Philips Fidelio DS8800.

After posting a note talking about their Airplay speaker range questions where raised if there is more than one, to which they replied that the second Airplay speaker in the Fidelio DS8800 will arrive by the end of the year, and to "watch this space".

Hopefully the coming Fidelio DS8800 will continue along the lines of the rest of the Fidelio range, perhaps delivering a system that can compete with the B&W Zeppelin Air when it comes to value for money.

I will be back with more information on the Philips Fidelio DS8800 when available.

[source: iPodRepublic]