Yes there are, Yamaha make a pair though I can’t remember the model number now.
> On 10 Oct. 2016, at 6:52 pm, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > I am curious to know if there are any stereo speaker pairs that can do > Airplay. Has anyone come across anything like this? > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 08 October 2016 21:18 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: AirPlay Speakers > > Hi! > Since we�ve been discussing airPlay quite a bit lately I thought it time to > ask the question again, is there a good portable AirPlay speaker still > available? > I don�t know the exact answer to that question but if you�re talking about a > good quality portable AirPlay speaker then I would suggest that such a thing > is rather thin on the ground. > The irony of all this is that I bought - what I believe to be - one of the > best Portable Airplay speaker systems to have been produced in the form of > the Bose Soundlink Air, that was 3 years ago so this model is no longer > available. > The Bose Soundlink Air even sounded far different than the usual run of the > mill stuff from Bose exhibiting quite nice highs, quite a bit of mid range > and not the overpowering bass you usually hear from Bose stuff. > So why isn�t the Bose Soundlink Air being sold any longer? Well battery life > isn�t very good at around 3 hours on high volume but I can assure you that no > one in their right mind would listen to the Bose Soundlink Air at anywhere > near high volume but - suppose you did - you�d still hear lovely clear sound, > how the Bose Soundlink Air can still pump out sound with no distortion at > such a volume in a portable is truly remarkable. > The other problem with the Soundlink Air was that it didn�t actually come > with a battery, that accessory was sold separately costing a good quarter of > the value of the system itself but still, well worth it it you wanted a truly > portable system with a good sound. > Setup is easy enough and the Bose can connect to your iPhone in three > different ways, �Wi-Fi Direct mode�, the phone communicates directly with the > Soundlink Air, �Standard Wi-Fi�, the Soundlink Air joins your Home Network > via Wi-Fi and the Aux-in jack, your choice. > The soundlink Air comes with a very nice remote control that puts volume and > track selection at your fingertips, though the buttons look like your rotten > typical rubbery cheap remote control buttons they�re far from cheap, the > rubber covers nice clicky type buttons, you feel and hear them click. > So why am I mentioning the Soundlink Air if its not available any longer? I > did find a couple of new Soundlink Air�s available at very reasonable prices > to my way of thinking, around half of what they were worth originally so - > given that and if you�re looking for a good AirPlay speaker with plenty of > flexibility and functionality - then the Bose Soundlink Air - if you can > still buy it - is a true bargain which you�ll treasure for quite a long time. > List members may remember that I recorded a sample of the Soundlink Air which > I posted to the list quite some time ago. > And finally, if other list members have suggestions for a good portable > AirPlay speaker then perhaps they could post them, always interested to hear > about other devices. > Another good portable AirPlay speaker one might consider is the Denon Cocoon, > the Cocoon is more functional than the Bose Soundlink Air but is nowhere near > as powerful. > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
