Wireless audio streaming

Bluetooth is a wireless connection technology that is now featured on hundreds of millions of devices, from smartphones, tablets and computers to televisions, watches, even cutlery and toothbrushes! The prevalence of Bluetooth on music storage devices such as phones, tablets and computers has stripped away the hassle of wires between those devices and speakers and headphones, meaning reliable, convenient access to music anywhere.

What is the advantage of Bluetooth?

Unlike network based protocols such as UPnP and AirPlay, the point to point nature of Bluetooth means that it is incredibly easy to get your music from your phone or tablet to portable speakers or headphones. This ease of connection between two devices, and the low power requirements of Bluetooth has meant we are able to produce compact battery powered speakers such as our Go and G2 models that offer great sound quality and long running times. The ubiquity of Bluetooth on devices has opened up a world of new possibilities; making the enjoyment of music from many devices a quick and easy process in places it simply isn’t possible to take a traditional hi-fi system.

Wireless audio streaming

AirPlay is a technology that allows you to stream music from iPads, iPhones, Mac and Windows computers running iTunes to speakers such as our Air100 and 200 models and our 851N and CXN hi-fi network streamers. Built into iTunes and iOS, it offers quick and easy playback of any media in iTunes or from your iOS devices with no configuration necessary. AirPlay makes it exceptionally easy to get your media from your handheld device to your speaker or hi-fi streamer with minimum fuss.

What is the advantage of AIRPLAY?

AirPlay is designed for ease of use. Speakers and devices are automatically discovered on your network, and with a quick swipe up in the Control Center on iOS devices and a tap on the AirPlay icon, those devices are displayed ready for instant playback of any media on your device. Many different apps support AirPlay, meaning it is simple to play back media in great quality through your Cambridge Audio devices yet retain control in the user interface of your apps.

Using AirPlay from iTunes even lets you select multiple playback devices for simultaneous audio playback (though there is no synchronisation). AirPlay devices also offer a simple setup option, where iOS devices and Mac computers running OS X can automatically detect new speakers and add them to your existing wireless networks.

AirPlay is built right in to the latest Cambridge products, allowing iOS and iTunes users to effortlessly stream their music and play it back in amazing hi-fi quality.