Interesting. I wonder what the use case for it is. I see eARC but my Sonos Arc has that covered. Homepods already have airplay…maybe for an older home stereo system?
Clone of a much more expensive Sonos device.
Similar to the amp product they (Unifi and Sonos) have, this allows any device with buit-in amplification to be connected to AirPlay 2 systems.
Best use case - connecting physical audio sources such as MP3 players, CD Players, or vinyl/record players into distributed music systems.
Useful for Sonos (lower cost), and Apple (no existing way to connect physical music sources INTO AirPlay 2 systems.
(But record players need built-in or external pre-amp.)
As mentioned above, can also be used to add AirPlay 2 to older amps/receivers or specialized audio systems (home intercoms, other stuff) with direct-from-cloud streaming without tying up an iPhone or other source device.
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The important thing is the eARC and POE (one less cable) If someone already has a distributed audio system then there’s little need but with this cost of high soundbars this device would deliver good sound and connectivity for people that have active speakers or existing amplified systems for an affordable cost.
We’ll see how Ubiquiti fleshes out their audio ambitions.
@ismh86 said on the podcast that Ubiquiti isn’t for everyone.
While you find it boring, I loved it. I used to work in IT and miss getting hands on with networking equipment. I don’t have a couple of thousand for this sort of equipment at the moment so I’m living vicariously through Steven until I can.
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That’s pretty standard these days. There’s no guarantee that the product you start to work with once it’s applied all updates is the one you got in the box.