Unfortunately I bought in on the Apple universe years ago.
Now I’m looking for an advice on an AirPlay 1 streamer.
I got tired of AirPlay 2 long ago because of lag/stuttering when adding songs to cue or reorganizing a playlist on the fly… And I have tried my Airports and different third party “streamers”, different iOS versions.
Recently I tried AirPlay 2 again through WiiM Mini but those two bugs persist… So I rekon it’s an iOS and/or AirPlay 2 protocol thing.
I have found AirPlay 1 doesn’t suffer from these two bugs and I don’t need multi-room.
… but now I’ve tried using AirPort Express Gen 1 802.11N version, AirPort Express Gen 2 and Apple TV Gen 3.
I’m currently looking at the Yamaha WXC-50.
Also I want the volume control to be done directly from my iPhone.
… ofcourse without any noticeable sound degradation.
Now I’m looking for an advice on an AirPlay 1 streamer.
I got tired of AirPlay 2 long ago because of lag/stuttering when adding songs to cue or reorganizing a playlist on the fly… And I have tried my Airports and different third party “streamers”, different iOS versions.
Recently I tried AirPlay 2 again through WiiM Mini but those two bugs persist… So I rekon it’s an iOS and/or AirPlay 2 protocol thing.
I have found AirPlay 1 doesn’t suffer from these two bugs and I don’t need multi-room.
… but now I’ve tried using AirPort Express Gen 1 802.11N version, AirPort Express Gen 2 and Apple TV Gen 3.
- The AP Express Gen. 1 suffers from a little bit of jitter - enough for my DAC unlock at sometimes (ESS Sabre based).
- The AP Express Gen. 2 suffers from mad jitter. What a piece of cr….
- The Apple TV Gen 3 is actually fine, except for an iOS bug. Playing music using AirPlay, while browsing in Safari (Chrome too) will cause AirPlay to pause if I encounter auto-playing videos on various websites. The AirPorts don’t have this issue and there is no way to avoid this. All methods tested.
I’m currently looking at the Yamaha WXC-50.
Also I want the volume control to be done directly from my iPhone.
… ofcourse without any noticeable sound degradation.