Learn more on the Airfoil Remote page, then purchase in the App Store today!Īirfoil Remote is fully universal and compatible with all iPhones, iPads, and iPods Touch running iOS 5.0 or higher. It features full interface support for both 3.5″ and 4″ iPhones, as well as the iPad and iPad Mini’s displays. It’s available right now for purchase right from the iOS App Store. See what’s playing too, with title and artist metadata, as well as album artwork.Īirfoil Remote is the perfect audio playback companion, giving you full control of Airfoil for Mac right from the palm of your hand. Toggle outputs on or off, and adjust their individual volumes too.īetter yet, you can switch the source Airfoil for Mac is pulling audio from, wirelessly.Ĭontrol playback of over a dozen of the most popular Mac audio players, including Spotify, Rdio, Last.fm, MOG, and many more! Awesome! Key Features in Airfoil Remoteįull control of Airfoil for Mac, right from iOS. Whether you’re hosting a party, or just too tired to get up off the couch, Airfoil Remote provides you with full control over your audio streaming. As well, Airfoil Remote can control over a dozen audio sources playing through Airfoil, including Spotify, Rdio, and many more! No matter where you are in your house, you can turn speakers on or off, adjust their volume, and even change the source application from which Airfoil is pulling audio. With Airfoil Remote, you can use any iOS device to control Airfoil running on your Mac. Today, we’re very pleased to be able to introduce an iOS application to make that possible: Airfoil Remote. One of the most common feature requests we’ve received has been the ability to control Airfoil for Mac remotely. You can also control the volume of the Ray with some TV remotes even when your Television is off, which is somewhat useful, but it doesn’t work with my TV’s Roku remote.Posted By Paul Kafasis on July 16th, 2013Īirfoil for Mac is one of our most popular applications, and over the years it’s helped tens of thousands of users stream audio to compatible devices all around their houses. It’s fairly useful and once I’m done testing this speaker as a soundbar, it will likely live on my studio shelf as a boombox for that room or on my desk as a PC soundbar. Like all modern Sonos speakers, it’s also web-connected, so you can group it via the Sonos app with other Sonos speakers or use AirPlay 2 to merge it with other Apple devices. It’s also worth noting that it features upward-firing speakers, so it can be placed in a TV stand, unlike the Beam 2 or the Arc. That being said, the small size does offer a lot in the way of versatility. This was bound to happen as the company moves to enter lower-priced markets, but unless you plan to get more Sonos speakers after the Ray, it’s not really worth it since you can buy a comparable soundbar for $200 or less. The soundbar maintains a powerful, rich sound profile, but doesn’t strike me with astounding clarity like Sonos’ other products. When listening through the previously mentioned soundbars, the audio sounds fantastic, with above-average detail and clarity. If you’ve never used a Sonos Beam or Arc before, you might not notice that. In terms of sound quality, it’s okay and a solid upgrade compared to the basic speakers built into my TCL-Series 6 TV from 2020.ĭespite that, it doesn’t give me that classic Sonos magic. That said, it’s still a good entry point into the Sonos system. It could also work well for a secondary TV that you don’t use much, but still want to be a part of your system.Īfter spending time with the Ray myself, I’m not sure how necessary it is for a secondary TV unless it features really bad speakers. When I talked to Sonos representatives at Ray’s release event, they told me that the soundbar is designed to be someone’s first foray into the Sonos ecosystem. The Ray isn’t bad for its $349 price tag, but without Sonos’ ecosystem to back it up, it’s a fairly standard soundbar. However, it’s hard not to be somewhat disappointed by its middle-of-the-road sound since most of Sonos’ other products offer better audio quality. Having the ambition to build out an entire Sonos home system someday helps justify this speaker too. The Ray is a decent soundbar, and possibly a first step into Sonos’ ecosystem for anyone looking to upgrade their TV’s speakers. Between now and when Sonos released the Playbar back in 2012, it seems the company has discovered that the TV-based-home-audio market is very lucrative - and now we have the Ray soundbar… for better or worse.
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