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Is A3 AirPlay enabled?
No. A3 is simply a dock for your iPad.
The iPad is AirPlay and you have to dock your iPad for A3 to work.
Opman
Have a look at the Airfoil app. Load it on a Mac or PC and send the audio to multiple airplay devices.
Load Airfoild Speakers on the iPad in an A3 and it's a very neat and cheap multiroom audio system (single source)
I know unfortunately. Mind you, that's why I got it so cheaply! Do you think B&O or Apple will come up with a solution?
I don't think B&O will.
There's another thread about the subject - seems like the A3 will soon be discontinued. Probably a wise decision...IMO it was a mistake to make a device that is so 'tied up' to one single device from another manufacturer.Think about it: Shortly after the A3 was launched, a new iPad was launched with a new connector (lightning).
If B&O should make a new A3 with lightening connector - then soon after comes a new 'New iPad' - (with lightning, yes) - but probably with other dimensions that won't fit the A3 ...and so on...
A small Company like B&O can not afford to make a new model everytime Apple decides to change the design (size) or connector of their iPads.
What about a special adaptor which would change the lightning connector into a 30 pin one, or vice versa? Impossible probably
thorne: What about a special adaptor which would change the lightning connector into a 30 pin one, or vice versa? Impossible probably
Already exists...
How could Apple possibly come up with a solution?
Too long to list....
Double.
Triple.
bayerische: ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: thorne: What about a special adaptor which would change the lightning connector into a 30 pin one, or vice versa? Impossible probably Already exists... Yes, and you can fit it into the A3 with a hammer. Only problem, the A3 will be in pieces.
ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: thorne: What about a special adaptor which would change the lightning connector into a 30 pin one, or vice versa? Impossible probably Already exists...
Yes, and you can fit it into the A3 with a hammer. Only problem, the A3 will be in pieces.
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Oh! you want one that fits too???
Seriously, they are out there.
Just a bit of fiddling and hey, presto!
HINT, HINT for Mr. Steve @ SH!
P.S. Anybody have a link for the 50% off the A3? I think I'd be a buyer at $275USD...
ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: bayerische: ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: thorne: What about a special adaptor which would change the lightning connector into a 30 pin one, or vice versa? Impossible probably Already exists... Yes, and you can fit it into the A3 with a hammer. Only problem, the A3 will be in pieces. [][][][] Oh! you want one that fits too??? Seriously, they are out there. Just a bit of fiddling and hey, presto! HINT, HINT for Mr. Steve @ SH! P.S. Anybody have a link for the 50% off the A3? I think I'd be a buyer at $275USD...
Naturally I want one that don't fits!
Nice editing work there from me....
ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: P.S. Anybody have a link for the 50% off the A3? I think I'd be a buyer at $275USD...
Ring your dealer and ask! My local dealer did no advertising of the offer, although I did get a mailshot from another dealer 150 miles away.
Graham
vikinger: ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: P.S. Anybody have a link for the 50% off the A3? I think I'd be a buyer at $275USD... Ring your dealer and ask! My local dealer did no advertising of the offer, although I did get a mailshot from another dealer 150 miles away.
I ain't none too swift!
Phoned them up -the offer is apparently not "official" yet!
I have a white one on the way to match my new kitchen!
ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: I have a white one on the way to match my new kitchen!
Snap!
vikinger: ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: I have a white one on the way to match my new kitchen! Snap!
Oh I don't thing they're that fragile!!
Ban boring signatures!
Puncher: vikinger: ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: I have a white one on the way to match my new kitchen! Snap! Oh I don't thing they're that fragile!!
Ty hitting it with a 20lbs sledge.
bayerische: Puncher: vikinger: ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: I have a white one on the way to match my new kitchen! Snap! Oh I don't thing they're that fragile!! Ty hitting it with a 20lbs sledge.
Gladly!!
Puncher: bayerische: Puncher: vikinger: ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: I have a white one on the way to match my new kitchen! Snap! Oh I don't thing they're that fragile!! Ty hitting it with a 20lbs sledge. Gladly!!
Why all the hate?
ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: Puncher: bayerische: Puncher: vikinger: ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: I have a white one on the way to match my new kitchen! Snap! Oh I don't thing they're that fragile!! Ty hitting it with a 20lbs sledge. Gladly!! Why all the hate?
Oh it's not the A3, it's the attachment!!
Puncher: ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: Puncher: bayerische: Puncher: vikinger: ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: I have a white one on the way to match my new kitchen! Snap! Oh I don't thing they're that fragile!! Ty hitting it with a 20lbs sledge. Gladly!! Why all the hate? Oh it's not the A3, it's the attachment!!
Thank you so very much for your helpful, intelligent advice
Opman: No. A3 is simply a dock for your iPad. The iPad is AirPlay and you have to dock your iPad for A3 to work. Opman
That it is ... and brilliantly so!
To the OP: buy a compatible iPad and enjoy!
Beonet. The a3 has no audio in connection so I don't think that Bluetooth thing will work. I have just bought an a3 half price I white. It's worth£225 but I don't think it was ever worth £445 same amount as an I pad. I am most happy with it, I keep my old ipad2 inside it . It would look crap if you didn't have the iPad inside it. If you wanted to listen to music from a distance keeping hold of your I pad why not try a beosound8 with that little Bluetooth thing that will work perfect? Also I have just set up my apple to properly so now I can acces all of my iTunes on my tv which is connected to my beosound9000 beolab 8000. Works a treat and sounds perfect. All in all the a3 is a great bit of kit, I use mine all the time it's good for FaceTime, Skype, watching tv, you tube and listening to music all hands free for a change.
i also put mine photo mode so it's like a digital photo frame
david
BeoNet84:Do you think this would work with the A3? http://www.amazon.co.uk/LAYEN-Bluetooth-Docking-Station-Receiver/dp/B00903LFMU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357896640&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LAYEN-Bluetooth-Docking-Station-Receiver/dp/B00903LFMU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357896640&sr=8-1
Will most probably work.
//Bo.A long list...
The A3 is about to be discontinued. It was confirmed by my dealer today. They are selling the A3 at 1999 DKK istead of 3999 DKK
BeoVision Eclipse 55, BeoPlay S8 (sub+rears), BeoPlay A9 MKII (living room), BeoVision Avant 32 DVD (retro gaming, basement), BeoLab 4000 (entertainment room, basement), BeoSound 8 (workshop), 2x BeoPlay S3 (PC), BeoPlay A1, BeoPlay H2/H3 (on the go)
Mods, etc...
To the clown (I know who you are) who keeps "unverifying" this thread...
Why? Unless you have some information that counters this -please stop.
May I remind YOU that a lot of time, money, and effort went into implementing the new software on BeoWorld with this feature.
It is there to help make the site better.
Let us use it so -or not at all.
Thanks.
Hi beonet. I didn't realise that it connected to the 30pin connector. Are you planning to hide it behind the speaker cloth? If you are. If you give me the measurements I will check it will fit if you like?
ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: Mods, etc... To the clown (I know who you are) who keeps "unverifying" this thread... Why? Unless you have some information that counters this -please stop. May I remind YOU that a lot of time, money, and effort went into implementing the new software on BeoWorld with this feature. It is there to help make the site better. Let us use it so -or not at all. Thanks.
Maybe the unverifier is not happy to see a simple answer to a simple question!
Is it simply that simple?
ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: Is it simply that simple?
Introducing psychoanalysis?
ɓʋɾɑɳɫɘɮ: To the clown (I know who you are) who keeps "unverifying" this thread... Why? Unless you have some information that counters this -please stop.
Oh, so that is why this thread keeps popping up on my "not read" page, even without new posts...
I can only join burantek's request.
This whole Appleschmapple thing is not my field of expertise, but why would anybody want an A3 unless they want to keep an iPad IN it? There must be any number of better choices if you want to hold it separate during use. Sounds kind of like driving around the field with a golf cart instead of a tractor while the plow is sitting unattached in the center...
--mika
If the original poster is the unverifier (as might be suggested by the activity/online pages) then he needs to recognise that once the answer to the original post has been verified (which in this case was initially answered succinctly and correctly by Opman, an experienced B&O dealer) then the conversation about knitting a special cover to hide the non-apple device he is contemplating burying in the A3 can still carry on, or alternatively he can post a different question in the appropriate forum. The purpose of verification is not for the original poster to approve an answer to a different question that has developed further down the thread.
thorne: Is A3 AirPlay enabled?
No
Not guilty. I am the original OP but I don't even know what an unverifier is let alone how to unverify!
thorne: Not guilty. I am the original OP but I don't even know what an unverifier is let alone how to unverify!
Apologies for mixing you up with the thread hijacker knitting a non-apple device cover!
No problem. I must say I am getting fed up being notified there are ne postings when there aren't any. Time to bring this thread to a close, I think