Alexa Multi Room Audio

Multi room audio systems have been big business in tech for the last few years in no small part thanks to the success of sonos.

Alexa multi room audio.

This video is about amazon echo multi room music update. The polk audio command bar is a soundbar. No more 1 group per echo. With alexa multi room music mrm these devices can be grouped with other echo family devices and other mrm compatible devices for a whole home music experience.

This is my 43. Setting up multi room audio support for alexa is simple and easy. Wifi and bluetooth 5 0 hifi music multiroom streaming audio receiver board with home stereo system for diy speaker up2stream pro v3 4 2 out of 5 stars 44 49 99 49. And if you decide to splurge a little on sonos a dedicated alexa skill will allow you to control these speakers seamlessly.

First as of now alexa s multiroom audio only supports amazon music iheartradio tunein and pandora. To use multi room audio all you have to do is say where you want your music to play using the group you created during setup. While amazon s echo range of speakers can t match sonos for sound quality or apple airplay 2 for versatility the alexa voice assistant has at least learned the art of playing music in time across devices on. Use the present group names or select custom name and create your own name.

You can now have echos in multiple groups at the same time. Audio from video content does not play on multi room music groups. Polk audio and sony ht zf9 third party alexa enabled speakers can be part of an echo multi room group and amazon have published an article on how this might be achieved so i d expect sonos to be working on it. Alexa multi room with echo speakers is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to have an integrated smart sound system.

Finally customers can also use alexa cast to cast music to any alexa built in soundbar or avr from any alexa cast compatible mobile app. Select and set up multi room music. Alexa play lady gaga downstairs will prompt all of your grouped devices to blare bad romance perfect for an impromptu dance party.