El AirPlay 2 Apple has made its debut in the legendary speakers Sonos, an AirPlay 2 that will allow us the long-awaited Multiroom of the boys of the block among many other improvements around the audio coding that is done through this wireless transmission system. An AirPlay 2 that not going to reach all Sonos speakers precisely because of the limitations that older models have, and that is not, The Sonos Play: 1 will not have Apple's long-awaited AirPlay 2. After the jump we give you all the details ...
The information we bring you comes after an interview in which the guys at Engadget asked Nick Millington, Sonos Product Manager. A Millington who also welcomed the latest devices released by the well known speaker company.
In recent years we have focused on improving the speed of product development and launch. We are very proud to launch the Playbase, the Sonos One, in a relatively short period of time.
As we told you, in the interview with Endgadget, Nick Millington commented how the resources used by AirPlay 2 made them consider the incorporation of this new system from Apple on older speakers like Play: 1 (They were launched in 2013). Of course, Millington, says that this limitation is necessary to continue supporting Play: 1 with new updates ...
We have seen that AirPlay 2 consumes a huge amount of RAM and processor resources within each product. We wanted the Play: 1 to use those resources that the AirPlay 2 would take in updates that allow the Play: 1 to work in multi-room configurations with the company's new speakers. picking out Longevity versus the new AirPlay 2 is how the company thinks it can keep customers preventing them from replacing their speakers in a few years.
So now you know, if you have an old Play: 1 you will not receive the long-awaited update of AirPlay 2But you will receive another endless update for a few years to keep you up to date with your great Sonos Play: 1 speaker.