MacBook Pro, AirPlay and a Bose Sounddock 10

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MacBook Pro, AirPlay and a Bose Sounddock 10

Not quite sure I understand this:

Using an iPhone 4 paired with a Bose Sounddock 10 ( using the Bluetooth Adaptor ) the Sounddock appears in the AirPlay menu from within the iPod app, selecting it streams the music beautifully.

Paired the Sounddock 10 with my MacBook Pro via Bluetooth. Streaming works directly to the Sounddock from within iTunes absolutely fine.

BUT what I don't understand is why the Sounddock does not appear under the AirPlay menu as per the iPhone ?

Can anyone shed any light on this or explain it to me ?

Thank you.

MacBook Pro late 2008, Mac OS X (10.6.5), iPhone 4, NetGear Business Pro NAS Server

Posted on Nov 25, 2010 1:42 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 27, 2010 11:59 PM in response to MushroomInTheDark

The Sounddock does not communicate or receive airplay information via bonjour on your wifi network. This is not supported in any bose products to my knowledge. Bose would (in my opinion will) have to implement the airplay framework to show up without an airplay enabled proxy (macbook (air|pro) | i(phone|pod|pad)).

Now if airplay takes off like I really hope it does bose will have to implement this functionality to stay relevant, but you have no recourse but to connect to an airplay enabled proxy for the device you already own.

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Answer 2

Jan 23, 2011 10:01 AM in response to MushroomInTheDark

Great news, I've just ordered a Bluetooth adapter for my SoundDock 10. I have a question for you: have you ever tried to access a remote iTunes library (located on your local network) from the Remote app on your iPhone and get it played on the SoundDock 10 as well?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

T.

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