Powered by Blackfire: Pioneer Fayola FS-W50 Wireless Home Theatre System

November 28, 2017

The Tech

Blackfire Research is proud to have their FireConnect Multi-room Technology in the new Pioneer Fayola FS-W50 Wireless Home Theatre System.

The Pioneer Fayola FS-W50 Wireless Home Theatre System is comprised of two wireless front speakers, a wireless subwoofer, and a main controller unit. The system is “wireless, elegant and extremely versatile.” Besides a power cord, no other physical connections are required, since the system is wireless. With built-in dual-band Wi-Fi, you can access your entire music library, wirelessly, through streaming services like Tidal, Spotify and Deezer, internet radio stations and locally stored music. The FS-W50 also features Chromecast built-in, Airplay, and Bluetooth to accommodate all streaming needs.

The Pioneer Fayola FS-W50 Wireless Home Theatre System is perfect for watching movies or television in surround sound. All you need is a second pair of wireless satellites – the streaming receiver of the FS-W50 is able to decode all current sound formats and automatically adapts to the available speakers. Your television and any existing A/V players can be integrated with the FS-W50 via the ultra-HD-capable HDMI connector panel.

If you’re looking to “kick it up a notch” and want to supply additional rooms with music, you can easily expand the FS-W50 into a multi-room system. With compatible WiFi speakers from Pioneer and other manufacturers, you can share your music to any and all rooms of your house via FireConnect Multi-room Technology by Blackfire Research.

For a full review of The Pioneer Fayola FS-W50 Wireless Home Theatre System, as well as more information on FireConnect Multi-room Technology, check out the review below from AV Hub.

PDF Download: https://i.nextmedia.com.au/Assets/Pioneer_Fayola_FS-W50.pdf

Powered by Blackfire: The Onkyo TX-RZ920 Network Receiver

October 19, 2017

The Tech

FireCat

At CEDIA 2017, premium audio manufacturer and Blackfire Research partner, Onkyo, announced the impressive TX-RZ920. The TX-RZ920 is a 9.2 channel A/V network receiver that boasts 135 watts of sound per channel. Part of Onkyo’s flagship RZ Series of A/V receivers, the TX-RZ920 features top-quality components, a massive custom transformer, and is THX Certified for movie theater quality sound right in your living room. The TX-RZ920 also features Chromecast built-in, so you can stream any music from your smartphone, laptop, or PC to the TX-RZ920 with ease. With the Onkyo Controller app, you can browse and play music from your favorite online streaming services, including Spotify, TIDAL, Deezer, Pandora, and TuneIn. The TX-RZ920 is designed for both a full home theater and smaller listening setups and supports both 2.4 and 5GHz Wi-Fi connectivity.

But the best part? The Onkyo TX-RZ920 features Blackfire Research’s own FireConnect Multi-room Wireless Audio. FireConnect mirrors network audio and external analog sources connected to a master component (from streaming services to vinyl records) to any Blackfire-compatible speaker (like the Onkyo NCP-302 Network Speaker) in any room, all over standard Wi-Fi. Now, your favorite music can follow you from room to room.

Learn more about purchasing options for the Onkyo TX-RZ920 here.

Powered by Blackfire: The Onkyo NCP-302 Wireless Network Speaker

May 30, 2017

The Tech

FireCat

This past Spring, Onkyo rolled out a new set of firmware updates for select A/V and hi-fi components and systems initializing Blackfire’s FireConnect wireless multi-room audio distribution. Now, Onkyo has released their NCP-302 Wireless Network Speaker featuring FireConnect by Blackfire Research for the US market, another major step in expanding the Blackfire wireless home entertainment ecosystem. The NCP-302 can link with Onkyo master components such as AVRs, work as a standalone speaker, or can be grouped to create a wireless, multi-room audio system via Blackfire’s FireConnect. FireConnect provides reliable, fast and flexible performance, enabling dynamic, real-time wireless streaming.

With your choice of black or white, this 2.6 kg speaker will look smart anywhere in your home. The NCP-302 features dual-band 5 GHz/2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, built-in Chromecast, and online streaming services such as Spotify, TIDAL, Deezer, Pandora, and TuneIn. With the Onkyo Controller app, you can control playback, explore services, and distribute audio throughout your home, all from your mobile device.

For Product Information:

Onkyo Press Release:

Blackfire MXD

January 29, 2017

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Blackfire Research

Blackfire MXD

Wireless Multiroom Music System Solution with GoogleCast, Spotify Connect and Apple Airplay

Blackfire MXD is a wireless audio solution for smart phones and speakers that delivers lossless or lossy compression with under 150μs synchronization accuracy for multiroom music and multichannel A/V systems. Blackfire MXD has native GoogleCast Audio and Spotify Connect support and is Apple Airplay ready (requires Apple License and authentication chip). Enjoy 5GHz WiFi support, 24 bit, lossless streaming from local music files, or stream local music from the Blackfire app (for PC, Android and iOS). Blackfire MXD is fully compatible with all Blackfire systems. With a cost effective reference design, and a reference app for Android and iOS for rebranding, Blackfire MXD is the smartest wireless audio solution for home entertainment.

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SPECIFICATIONS

• 802.11ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wi-Fi

• Sample rate: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz

• Resolution: 16bit/24bit/32bit

• Lossless or Lossy transmission

• 20 - 150μs Synchronization accuracy

• 20 - 100ms Latency

• Supports 32 Devices

Implementation

• Blackfire MXD Audio Module 2.4GHz/5GHz

• Blackfire Indigo app for Windows, Android and iOS

SOLUTION FEATURES

• Play music from the downloaded Blackfire Indigo Smartphone app, using local music or streaming plug-ins to multiroom (Selection, Zones, Volume) and multichannels

• Application Media Sources include: Local Music; Tidal; Deezer; Mix Radio; Migu

• Play Google Cast, Spotify Connect and Apple AirPlay music and rebroadcast to multi room and multi channel

• Play any music/audio from Windows PC to one or multiple speakers

• Full Wi-Fi Range operation • Bluetooth receive and rebroadcast to other devices

• Aux Audio Input rebroadcast to other devices

• Supports multichannel home theater 5.1, 7.1 and Dolby Atmos

• Synchronized playback to multi room devices and multichannel configurations

• Blackfire compatibility - automatic discovery, synchronization, playback & control • Blackfire optimizations including those for range, throughput, sync, discovery