DTS Play-Fi Launches Whole-Home TV Audio Streaming
Real-time audio streaming from select DTS Play-Fi enabled products to all DTS Play-Fi speakers throughout the home
We are pleased to announce a new addition to our "Line-In Streaming" feature: whole-home TV audio streaming, now available for select sound bars and all-in-one speakers. The free software update enables users to broadcast audio from any connected source, such as a TV, to other DTS Play-Fi speakers in the home.
The new whole-home TV audio feature synchronizes speakers to each other and to the video source, creating lip-synch accurate multi-room playback without an echo. The update is currently available for the following DTS Play-Fi-enabled products:
- Definitive Technology W Studio Micro sound bar
- Klipsch Gate receiver
- Klipsch PowerGate amplifier
- Klipsch RSB-8 sound bar
- Klipsch RSB-14 sound bar
- Klipsch The Capitol Three speaker
- Klipsch The Three speaker
- McIntosh MB50 streaming audio player
- Onkyo Smart Speaker P3
- Paradigm PW LINK pre-amplifier
- Phorus PS10 speaker
- Pioneer
Elite Smart Speaker F4 - Polk Omni S6 speaker
- Polk Omni SB1+ sound bar
"We are excited to add whole-home TV audio streaming to the DTS Play-Fi ecosystem, allowing consumers to broadcast audio from their TV to other speakers without an echo or compromised video synchronization," said
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Nolan 03-07-18
Do all speakers need to be on the ‘enabled products’ list, or only the one connected to the TV? I’ve got Def Tech W studio, multiple W9’s and three W7’s. I wouldnt mind picking up one of the ‘enabled products’ if its the only one I need to have updated and it’ll play through the others… But, if all need to be on the list, there is no point.
After looking forward to the Alexa support for over a year and then being left out in the cold, it would be a bummer if I can’t do this either. I always thought that was the strength of OTA updates to open source tech, but so far it hasn’t worked out that way.
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DTS Play-Fi 03-07-18
Hey Nolan,
Only the product connected to the TV would need to be on the compatible list to be able to capture the audio. Once you have that, any Play-Fi product can connect to it and listen to its stream.
In the case of Definitive Technology, I believe they actually recently updated their firmware for the W Studio Micro, so you may want to check the Def Tech Utility app to see if there’s an update that gives you this feature.
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MARK MROZ 04-05-18
Is this is same as “line-In streaming” mentioned here:
https://play-fi.com/faq/entry/stream-a-line-in-audio-input
and line-in broadcast mentioned here:
https://play-fi.com/news/broadcast-any-audio-input-over-dts-play-fi/#177 ?
I ask because I own quite a few Definitive W9s, and my original intent was to be able to stream my turntable over Play-Fi by going through a preamp into a W9. The Play-Fi app doesn’t show the W9s as having
If this new feature is different, then where do I find a list of products that have regular line-in broadcast enabled?
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DTS Play-Fi 04-05-18
Hey Mark,
This announcement describes a new mode for streaming line-in audio, as in: its an addition to the feature described in your linked articles. All the products listed above are the ones that support line-in streaming in both our classic Music mode, and the new TV Audio mode outlined herein.
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MARK MROZ 04-06-18
Thanks for the information.
When you have a closed system, like HEOS or SONOS, it’s easy to find out the features of that product. But since yours is licensed to so many different companies, it’s really difficult to find out who is implementing what. I think that a product matrix would be very helpful to have on play-fi.com as a go-to for those looking for certain features.
I have been building my own spreadsheet to make sure I get the correct product for my needs. I thought the W9 was all I needed, but it doesn’t have line-in broadcast. The product I’m desiring has line-in broadcast & ethernet, and optionally is a powered speaker & has a phono preamp.
I now know that this doesn’t exist. The Klipsch Powergate is the closest match for me, and will let me use my Kef loudspeakers, and I can plug my turntable in directly.
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DTS Play-Fi 04-06-18
Hey Mark,
I can understand the need for a Matrix. We’ll try to look into it for the future.
As for your product searching, I can tell you something that may help you in your quest:
Every Play-Fi product that doesn’t already have a built-in Ethernet port is capable of equipping a USB-to-Ethernet adapter.
You should be able to buy any adapter that’s compatible with the Nintendo Wii / Wii U / Switch and just plug it into the USB on the back of every Play-Fi product, and it will automatically detect and switch off Wi-Fi to communicate over Ethernet.
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Paul 04-29-18
Hi, I am looking to buy an amplifier with DTS Play-Fi, however I am not clear which products support the TV line-in functionality. Is it only the ones mentioned in the article? I think TV line-in makes most senses for amplifiers, but it is not clear if I buy a DTS Play-Fi enabled amplifier by Pioneer or Onkyo for example, whether it will support the TV Line-in function.
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DTS Play-Fi 04-30-18
Hey Paul,
It’s just the ones listed above that support the feature. I would agree that the Onkyo, Pioneer, or even Integra products with DTS Play-Fi would make sense for this feature, and from a technical perspective they should be able to; they would just need a software update.
In the particular case of those audio companies, they manage the hardware and software, so if you’re interested in seeing that feature, I’d recommend writing into them and letting them know that you’re interested in seeing an update for their products to support the feature listed here in the article, especially if it would encourage a purchase.
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Paul 05-10-18
Thanks a lot!
Are there any devices for which the software is managed by DTS, so that users can always expect the latest software? That would be great. E.g. I notice quite a few Klipsch devices in the list above - do Klipsch manage their software or is it DTS?
Thanks!
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DTS Play-Fi 05-10-18
Hey Paul,
Generally, it’s a little bit of both. Most partners make use of our hardware module integration (which we detail a bit on the “For Partners” section of the Technology page on this website), and with the module, we control the software entirely and deploy it, so that all products support the same software platform and are cross compatible across all apps / etc. The partners still supply and maintain the main controller software of their products, and anything that manages their DSP and any other non-Play-Fi hardware on the product itself. We try to work with partners to align features across these different components wherever possible.
For software integrations of our technology (not using the turn-key hardware module), we supply a software package to the integration team at regular intervals, and their own teams implement it into their larger software platform at their discretion, and our general recommendation. A few partners like Onkyo, Pioneer, and DISH Networks, etc., make use of this type of implementation, and the others use various iterations of our hardware module.
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Paul 05-11-18
Thanks, vary helpful! Do you have a list of manufacturers who use the turn key hardware solution - I would like to buy an amplifier using this, so that I know that it will always be up to date.
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Joriean Slainder 06-03-18
I miss some sort of equalizer support in windows and phone PlayFi App. It is very surprising to have a bunch of very good speaker brands supporting the PlayFi ecosystem, but lacking the support for tuning the sound. It is very important to be able to tune the different sound frequencies (bass, etc.) for having a really nice sound experience. Will this feature be added? I do think it should be plan of record.
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Dave 07-05-18
Any plans to allow Play-Fi surround to be expanded from 5.1 to 7.1 surround sound with additional Play-Fi Speakers?
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Clayton Serrao 10-19-18
When is the TV audio streaming update expected for the Martin Logan vision x sound bar? Thanks in advance!
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