DTS announces more Play-Fi-enabled products are compatible with the Alexa smart assistant, including speakers from Aerix, Klipsch, McIntosh, Onkyo, Pioneer, Phoros and Soundcast.
More products, namely "select" soundbars and AVRs, will also get the upgrade throughout the year.
Alexa compatibility allows customers to control Play-Fi products from another room using their voice and an Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show or other Alexa-enabled device. Voice controls include playback of a song in a specific room or group of linked rooms, as well as volume, track skipping, mute, pause, and stop. One simply needs to link an Amazon account to a compatible Play-Fi product, and Alexa automatically learns the speaker name.
Once audio starts playing from an Alexa command, one can add more products into the streaming session via DTS Play-Fi app. Customers can also link other Play-Fi speakers to the Works with Alexa-certified device, and use Alexa commands to the primary device to control playback across all connected devices.
“DTS Play-Fi is excited to have built an open wireless multi-room audio platform that offers both integrated Alexa Voice Services (AVS) and Works with Alexa certification, giving consumers the most flexibility when it comes to voice control,” DTS says. “As more customers request and use voice control with Alexa, we will continue to expand support for Alexa in the DTS Play-Fi family of products to create a seamless experience for users.”
