Nice nice, at least there's an alternative for the more geeky computer heads that might want to do this, or that have no choice. You are correct in saying in another post that this wireless control thing seems to be the way to go for more and more devices.
Take care. On Mar 6, 2014, at 10:06 AM, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > I used the Bowers & Wilkins controller App to setup the system just to see > how accessible the App was, the only problem is that you need to "Interact" > with the setup process, in other words you need to tell the App what colour > the status light on the front of the A5 unit is so the App knows exactly > what's going on. > > After this step had been completed I was able to do the rest of the setup > process on my own and send my helper out for a shared Fish And Chip lunch > <smile>. > > Actually all the App does is allow access to the HTML web Interface of the A5 > system and disguises the process to make life easier for those who don't want > to bother with that sort of thing, fair enough I suppose. > > You can join the Wi-Fi network of the A5 and access the built-in web server > of the system thus manually setup the unit and bypass the App entirely, > details of the "Alternate Setup" method are given in the User Guide for the > product, I later reset the A5 and did a manual setup. > > > On 7 Mar 2014, at 4:40 am, Sarah k Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How accessible is the controller and any ios apps that might come with it? >> I'm trying to keep this on topic for this list. *smiles* Plus I don't use >> air play so I don't really know how it works. I've seen it work though on >> skype with other people. >> On Mar 6, 2014, at 8:48 AM, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> As promised here are my thoughts on the Bowers & Wilkins a5 AirPlay speaker >>> system, I thought the subject line seemed very appropriate. >>> >>> I've not ever heard such sound out of a unit as compact as the A5 and its >>> truly astounding as to where the bass, midrange and top come from, surely 2 >>> 4 inch drivers and 2 1 inch ttweeters can't deliver that? Well fact is they >>> can with a bit of help from digital Amplifiers and DSP. >>> >>> The frequency response for the A5 is from 47HZ-22KHZ at plus or - 3DB and >>> the unit gives us 2 40 watt RMS channels to take care of the speakers. >>> >>> The A5 has been specifically designed to use with AirPlay and its here the >>> A5 sounds its very best, after all! you're taking a digital signal and >>> feeding it directly from say your iPhone to the speakers, a direct digital >>> path, an Aux-In socket is provided if you wish to use analogue sources but >>> I wouldn't recommend that if you can avoid it given the Digital path does >>> indeed sound quite a bit better, you'll notice the difference. >>> >>> You can control the A5 either with the supplied remote control that fits >>> neatly in your hand or the hidden controls in the front metal strip which >>> runs 3 quarters of the way round the unit, the remote is positively cute >>> looking more like a white mouse rather than a remote. >>> >>> Controls are offered for manipulation of an AirPlay device which include >>> the usual track forward and back, play/pause and volume. >>> >>> The A5 handled all material well and I was keen to throw as much variety of >>> audio at the A5 as possible, that's what I've been doing over the past 26 >>> hours and I've not been disappointed. >>> >>> Placement of the A5 is crucial to the way the A5 sounds, you may find that >>> the A5 won't work as well sitting on a table on its own in the middle of a >>> room as it might say if it were perched on top of a bookcase, on a kitchen >>> counter etc, reenforcement for the bass and treble seems to be the rule >>> here so don't be afraid to experiment with placement of the A5. >>> >>> Clarity and volume are strong points of this system, I first had the A5 >>> placed in my lounge on the computer desk for quite some time and was very >>> easily able to hear the A5 throughout my house without requiring any really >>> loud volume setting. >>> >>> At the very least I encourage people to go and have a listen to the Bowers >>> & Wilkins A5 along with some of the other excellent digital offerings the >>> company has available. >>> >>> >>> >>> ********** >>> >>> Dane Trethowan >>> Skype: grtdane12 >>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>> faceTime +61400494862 >>> Fax +61397437954 >>> Twitter: @grtdane >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >>> >>> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure >>> that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and >>> worm-free. 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