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AirPlay 2 - ivandolz - 02-Mar-2019

Do you think they will ever implement it? They promised in the past but they are not updating as they used to. It is a real pity. I have a Sonos equipment for 5.1 home cinema and also the homepods, and they work well together through AirPlay 2. I can listen to same thing at the same time and even use the HomePods as left\right channel.. I would love to do the same with phantoms... use all my speaker to listen to music or use them as left right of the home cinema.

It really seems a limitation between the best speakers and the most reliable solution. I always have to choose instead of using them altogether.

Love to hear what you think. They promised more updates and I don’t see any...


RE: AirPlay 2 - Hexagenia - 24-Mar-2019

If patience is a virtue, than any Phantom owner waiting for the Airplay 2 upgrade will surely become a Saint! ? That being said, I do have Airplay 2 working on my Phantom Gold and I love it. To do this while waiting for the mothership to prepare the appropriate firmware update, you need an Apple Airport Express (ONLY 2nd Generation), a Toslink to Mini Toslink Digital Optical S/PDIF Audio Cable, and the optical input free on your Phantom. Start by updating your Airport Express to Firmware Version 7.8.  This is an update that appeared in September 2018, but if you’re like me, your Airport Express was already in retirement and was therefore already a couple of versions behind. This suggested fix ONLY appears in Firmware 7.8, so this step is essential. One this is done, add the Airport Express to the same wireless network as your other Airplay 2 devices sit on. Then plug your mini-Toslink into your Airport Express and then the other to the optical in on the Phantom. You should now see your Phantom in selectable devices which can be paired/coupled with other Airplay 2 speakers/devices. It can also be added to HomeKit so speaker configurations can be added to scenes (and soon, with an Airplay 2 Equipped TV!) and it sounds great. Have fun if you want to experiment!


AirPlay 2 - Pwalder - 25-Mar-2019

Does Airplay 2 via the Apple Express solve the problem of crackle at high frequency on some tracks or is this something that only a Devialet implementation of Airplay 2 can sort?
Thanks in advance of for any info on this.


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RE: AirPlay 2 - Hexagenia - 25-Mar-2019

Happy to test for you if you can provide me some examples of offending tracks.


AirPlay 2 - Pwalder - 25-Mar-2019

Many thanks

The very last few notes right at the end of the track of Caliban’s Dream by Underworld is a good example. Also Hymn to the Fallen by John Williams and Miserere by Allegri both display crackle during high pitched vocal sections.

When played via Bluetooth rather than Airplay the crackle disappears. My system is a pair of Phantom Classics with Dialog.

Thanks again for the help.


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RE: AirPlay 2 - Hexagenia - 25-Mar-2019

Happy to help. Played all three tracks and no crackle on any aspect of performance. I don’t know at what volume you usually play your music, but I had my Phantom playing in sync with my paired homepods and it sounded great. Hope your experience proves similarly successful.


AirPlay 2 - Pwalder - 25-Mar-2019

Many thanks for spending time on this. Much appreciated and very encouraging news.


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RE: AirPlay 2 - Innocent - 28-Jun-2019

(24-Mar-2019, 18:03)Hexagenia Wrote: If patience is a virtue, than any Phantom owner waiting for the Airplay 2 upgrade will surely become a Saint! ? That being said, I do have Airplay 2 working on my Phantom Gold and I love it. To do this while waiting for the mothership to prepare the appropriate firmware update, you need an Apple Airport Express (ONLY 2nd Generation), a Toslink to Mini Toslink Digital Optical S/PDIF Audio Cable, and the optical input free on your Phantom. Start by updating your Airport Express to Firmware Version 7.8.  This is an update that appeared in September 2018, but if you’re like me, your Airport Express was already in retirement and was therefore already a couple of versions behind. This suggested fix ONLY appears in Firmware 7.8, so this step is essential. One this is done, add the Airport Express to the same wireless network as your other Airplay 2 devices sit on. Then plug your mini-Toslink into your Airport Express and then the other to the optical in on the Phantom. You should now see your Phantom in selectable devices which can be paired/coupled with other Airplay 2 speakers/devices. It can also be added to HomeKit so speaker configurations can be added to scenes (and soon, with an Airplay 2 Equipped TV!) and it sounds great. Have fun if you want to experiment!

But it doesn't work with 2 Phantoms and the Dialog in between for stereo sound. If I connect this setup to the AirPort Express I don't have synch output with my HomePod!  Confused And I guess that's the problem why Devialet is promising support for AirPlay 2 since years but nothing happens since then!


RE: AirPlay 2 - james0445 - 27-Nov-2019

(25-Mar-2019, 09:58)Youtube Links to show crackle appears only via Airplay Wrote: Optical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7-zkuL9ylY

Airplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMnicB9--So

Bluetooth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teePwcD5sdc


Volume is 50.

Expecting DOS 2 would fix it, these videos were filmed under DOS 1. Will have updates on that. 

Regards,
James Lam


Many thanks

The very last few notes right at the end of the track of Caliban’s Dream by Underworld is a good example. Also Hymn to the Fallen by John Williams and Miserere by Allegri both display crackle during high pitched vocal sections.

When played via Bluetooth rather than Airplay the crackle disappears. My system is a pair of Phantom Classics with Dialog.

Thanks again for the help.


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RE: AirPlay 2 - Pwalder - 27-Nov-2019

Just to note after upgrading to DOS2 the dreaded crackle has completely gone on my system (Phantom Duo)even though this is still using Airplay1.