Hi Joel / Nick
Hope I'm not getting your hope artificially high here.......just want to set the record straight on Airplay

Basically, it's a Streaming Protocol which allows Lossless Files to be sent from an Airplay Server to an Airplay Client.........and just like the SB, Sonos and Sooloos Client........the Lossless File is reassembled and decoded to PCM within the Client........eliminating Jitter over SPDIF etc.

As I said earlier, sending the Lossless Music in a Digital File over Wifi (rather than Analog out of an iPod Dock) has all the advantages that we know about for the SB and other Streaming Clients that we use

(The fact that Airplay can do the same with Video is another big advantage that I haven't even mentioned thus far)

A quick look at Amazon, Curry's, Best Buy etc., will show that there are hundreds of Manufacturers making Devices that can be used as an Airplay CLIENT.......so that half of things is well under way

However, the only Airplay SERVERS currently available are the iPhone, iPad and iTouch...............(Macs can use the Airfoil App to Serve Music and Video to Airplay Clients as well)

However, Apple are saying that they're willing to talk about Licensing the Airplay Server side.........and some NAS manufacturers in particular are talking to Apple about enabling this on their NAS boxes........but the Licensing Cost is likely to be significant.........

The Sooloos SQL Database Architecture is miles away from allowing this flexibility to happen easily.......so I wouldn't want ye to get hopes up too high

What I'm suggesting with the F80, is that it has

a) Sooloos Zone capability using the existing Meridian topology and protocols etc.

b) Airplay Client capability.......so that a User can PUSH his own Music plus Spotify etc.......out to the F80......which Decodes the Digital file and plays it

Not sure if this clears anything up..........but I don't have time for further editing at the moment

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