It has been a busy day in the world of Apple AirPlay, with some new announcements from IFA 2011 in Berlin in regards to Philips Fidelio Airplay speakers, and a new arrival in the Loewe Air Speaker. Another established brand that is now joining the AirPlay speaker market is Sony with their Sony SA-NS500 Portable Homeshare speaker.
Sony has for long been delivering some of the best iPod speaker docks in the market, and it is nice to see them embracing Airplay streaming as well with SA-NS500 speaker. The design is different and they have been able to fit in 4 drivers and a subwoofer inside the relative small frame, as well as rechargeable battery that provides up to 5-6 hours of playback time. As well as AirPlay it is also reported to support DLNA streaming for those without Apple AirPlay devices.
Like so many other AirPlay systems it also supports multi-room set up and is designed to deliver a 360-degree sound experience. According to
Thisismynext.com which has had a chance to play around with the prototype, the sound experience it delivers is surprisingly 'full and loud'.
The Sony SA-NS500 Portable Homeshare Airplay speaker is expected out in October with a US price of $399, so likely around the £300-350 mark here in the UK.
No comments:
Post a Comment