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In Reply to: RE: Can I Improve my Bowers & Wilkins MM-1s? posted by PAR on September 16, 2016 at 09:38:50
PAR,Thank you again for the great info. You are spot on. And no, I absolutely don't want to do anything that has the potential to harm my MM-1s. I did come across something interesting, however. https://rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/windows/
Rogue Amoeba is a Mac software company specializing in audio software. However, they appear to have moved into the Windows realm with Airfoil for Windows. What really looks promising is this:
"Play to Multiple Outputs, in Sync. Stream the music you love to speakers all over the house: AirPlay, Bluetooth, and more! Everything will play in perfect sync, even between different speaker types. Multiple Outputs in Sync, whether you play to a single device or a dozen different speakers at once, it will all be in perfect sync".
Going to download and do some experimenting! Looks as though I can download the software for free to test before I buy it. "Free Download - Note: Before purchase, noise is overlaid on all transmissions longer than 10 minutes".
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Hi Kody.
I have read the Rogue Amoeba specification ( so far as it is provided) from the link that you kindly provided. Unfortunately I don't think that it quite does what you think.
The Bowers & Wilkins MM-1s are linked to the PC via USB. There is no other form of connection. But the Amoeba app appears to provide streaming only via wireless connections. There is no mention of output via, or synchronisation with, wired connections.
It does not allow a PC to output audio via multiple physical ports. What it does is stream to Blutooth, ios or wi-fi connected devices. There may be multiples of these. As the MM-1s has no wireless connection Rogue Amoeba will not connect with them.
If you can find a Blutooth subwoofer, however, it may be possible to send a signal from the PC to it using Amoeba. However Amoeba makes no mention of synchronising hard wired ( e.g. USB ) outputs with wireless.
What "multiple output" means is not the PC outputs (ports) but sound outputs i.e. speakers in the sense of audio devices. So a PC using Amoeba can send a wireless stream to e.g. a Blutooth speaker in the lounge and to another Blutooth speaker in the bathroom and both will be in synch; that = two outputs.
Of course I could be wrong so if it doesn't cost to try, suck it and see.
PAR,
I returned the MM-1s to Amazon today. It was hard. I really wanted them to work out. I loved their size, build quality, and styling (they are beautiful), and they did sound great for the most part. However, and I'm no audiophile, I just wasn't as impressed with them as I had hoped I would be. I did do some research prior to buying them, however, I bought them on impulse due to the rave reviews on Amazon.
I'm now in the market for something else, and will do a ton of research prior to purchasing anything. Going to post another thread asking for advice and recommendations.
Thank you for your great advice with the MM-1s. It helped me out tremendously.
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