DTS Play-Fi Products To Integrate Alexa Cast
Users can send and control music directly from Amazon Music app to DTS Play-Fi speakers
DTS, a global leader in high-definition audio solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi Corporation (Nasdaq: XPER) (“Xperi”), is pleased to announce Alexa Cast support on its DTS Play-Fi®-enabled Works with Alexa certified products. With this support, users can send and control music directly from the native Amazon Music app to individual DTS Play-Fi speakers or groups of speakers in their home. DTS Play-Fi products with this functionality include models from Aerix, Definitive Technology, Klipsch, McIntosh, Onkyo, Phorus, Pioneer, Polk and Soundcast, as well as upcoming products from SVS Sound.
With Alexa Cast, users can now directly play music on Works With Alexa-enabled DTS Play-Fi products from the Amazon Music App. Alexa Cast also enables a direct cloud connection for music streaming services through the DTS Play-Fi product, allowing the user to leave their home network.
“DTS is excited to add support for the latest feature from Amazon Alexa, which enables us to offer consumers the most flexibility in an open wireless multi-room audio platform,” said Dannie Lau, general manager, DTS Play-Fi. “Now with integrated Alexa Voice Serices, Works with Alexa certification, and Alexa Cast support, DTS Play-Fi users have a seamless entertainment experience with the choice to control Amazon music through voice commands or through their mobile device.”
DTS Play-Fi products that have received Works with Alexa certification include:
- Aerix Duet music system
- ARCAM rPlay music streamer
- Definitive Technology W Studio Micro sound bar
- Klipsch Gate music streamer, PowerGate amplifier, RW-1 speaker, "The Capital Three" speaker, "The Three" speaker, and RSB-8 and RSB-14 sound bars
- McIntosh MB50 streaming audio player and RS100 speaker
- Onkyo P3 Smart Speaker
- Phorus PS10 Smart Speaker
- Pioneer F4 Smart Speaker
- Polk Omni SB1+ sound bar
- Soundcast VG10 outdoor portable speaker
DTS Play-Fi technology enables lossless multi-room wireless audio streaming from the world's most popular music services including Amazon Music, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Juke, KKBox, Napster, Pandora, Qobuz, QQ Music, SiriusXM, SoundMachine, Spotify, and TIDAL, thousands of Internet radio stations, as well as personal music libraries, on any supported product. In addition, DTS Play-Fi features advance streaming functionality like wireless surround sound, stereo pairing, music station presets, and audio/video synchronization.
The DTS Play-Fi ecosystem features the largest collection of products in the whole-home wireless audio space, with more than 200 interoperable speakers, sound bars, set-top boxes, and A/V receivers from the top names in premium audio including Aerix, Anthem, Arcam, Audiolab, Definitive Technology, DISH TV, Elite, Integra, Fusion Research, Klipsch, MartinLogan, McIntosh, Misson, Onkyo, Paradigm, Phorus, Pioneer, Polk Audio, QUAD, Rotel, Sonus faber, Soundcast, SVS Sound, THIEL Audio, Wharfedale, and Wren Sound.
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Comments
Graham 09-29-18
Any idea when the Play-Fi skill will even be available in the UK to enable this functionality to work?
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DTS Play-Fi 10-01-18
Hey Graham,
We’re working with Amazon now on this. We hope to have it enabled in the UK and a few other regions where Alexa and our products are distributed in the coming month or so.
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Graham 10-02-18
Hi Justin, thanks for that, I’ll be keen to see that update! Amazon weren’t very helpful when I reached out to their tech support…
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Graham 10-19-18
Hey Justin,
I just found that the play-fi skill is now in the UK Alexa skills store- great! However, I’m struggling with Spotify, it works perfectly with Play-fi and Alexa independently, but I am unable to get Alexa to play Spotify through my play-fi streamer, any ideas?
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DTS Play-Fi 10-19-18
Hey Graham,
Spotify isn’t quite yet supported on this platform yet. We’re updating and working with Spotify to enable voice control, as well as a few other features, on all of our speaker brands. I don’t have project timeline for this, but I suspect we’ll start seeing some things at the start of next year.
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Aresh 01-07-19
Hello Can I please get a update one this as every time I try to play a song on my Arcam R play it goes to amazon music which I am not subscribed too. I have Spotify premium and would like to be able to tell my device play a song and have it play from Spotify on my dts play fi enabled device
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Bryan 09-13-19
Good Day. I am also looking for the status of this. I have several Play-Fi I would like to take advantage of Spotify from. Thanks.
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Nick Shaw 11-03-18
Hi, the new Sling feature is great. When I’m in critical listening mode and listening to a hi-res 24bit stream, does the stream quality get downgraded when I sling it?
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Bryan Dearlove 11-28-18
Any news when this will be available in Canada? Using Alexa from the Play-Fi app or casting both do not work in Canada. Thanks.
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Jay 12-15-18
Will the Definitive W Studio be added to the list?
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