AirTry Opens Up Wireless Audio
There has long been a clear division between two forms of wireless audio. There has been WiFi for inside the home, near your wireless networking infrastructure, and Bluetooth for when you're out and about. Bluetooth is far better than it used to be, but for the highest audio quality WiFi is best.
A new South Korean product, AirTry breaks down that division, letting you have high quality wireless audio independently of available WiFi networks.
Your wireless phone, tablet or music player can connect to the AirTry via a regular WiFi network, or by directly accessing it as though it were a WiFi network. The latter is ideal for those times when you're away from home. The wireless range is up to thirty metres.
Once connected, it can be selected from the 'AirPlay' menu of Apple iOS devices, or from the 'Share' menu of Android phones and tablets. No special app is required. You just use the standard music player on your device.
The compact device acts as a receiver, ready to be plugged into an audio system or a powered speaker. It is powered by a standard 5 volt USB charger. Output is by means of a 3.5mm stereo connection.
Australian distributor of AirTry, Decibel Hi Fi, says that it is capable of supporting up to 255 connections. Audio quality is assured by the use of a Wolfson digital to analogue converter.
The AirTry can be purchased online from Decibel Hi Fi for $79.20. It will also be showing at the Australian Audio & AV Show, running from 17 to 19 October 2014 at the InterContinental Melbourne Rialto Hotel.
For more information visit www.decibelhifi.com.au
Marc Rushton
StereoNET’s Founder and Publisher was born in England and raised on British Hi-Fi before moving to Australia. He developed an early love of music and playing bass guitar before discovering the studio and the other side of the mixing desk. After writing for print magazines, Marc saw the future in digital publishing and founded the first version of StereoNET in 1999.
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