Pioneer & Onkyo Europe GmbH activates DTS Play-Fi wireless multi-room audio technology on its MRX-5, and MRX-3 Wireless Speaker with a firmware update available now. An update for select 2017-model Pioneer products, as well as 2016-model components listed below, is due by the end of September.

DTS Play-Fi technology integrates with a variety of smartphones, and tablets, and allows listeners to wirelessly stream music over the home Wi-Fi network to an unlimited number of DTS Play-Fi-compatible speakers.

The Pioneer Music Control application features an interface for simple control of streaming music from an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android device, and offers access to popular streaming services. DTS Play-Fi can also locate, display, and stream music stored on media server or selected cloud-based services, as well as music stored on the device. The Onkyo Music Control app featuring DTS Play-Fi allows listeners to wirelessly stream CD- quality music from a wide variety of smartphones, and tablets over Wi-Fi to any number of DTS Play-Fi-compatible speakers, amplifiers, and other products throughout the home.

DTS Play-Fi synchronises playback of a single source on multiple speakers in rooms around the home without need of a bridging device, and can stream different sources to different speakers simultaneously from the same mobile device. The technology also supports individual music streams to separate speakers from unique devices at the same time.

Firmware updates for network-enabled 2017-model Pioneer AVRs, entertainment systems, and audio components, together with SC-LX901, SC-LX801, SC-LX701, VSX-S520D, and VSX-S520 network AV receiver, SX-S30DAB network stereo receiver, NC-50DAB, and XC- HM86D network CD receiver, N-70AE, and N-50AE network audio player, FS-W50, and FS- W40 free style sound system, X-HM86D, X-HM76D, and X-HM76 network CD receiver system are due sequentially by end of September.

The DTS Play-Fi firmware update is available now for the Onkyo LS7200 Network Surround Sound Bar System and Onkyo NCP-302 Wireless Network Speaker. Firmware updates for network-enabled 2017-model Onkyo A/V receivers, home entertainment systems, and hifi components, together with PR-RZ5100 Network A/V Controller, TX- RZ1100, and TX-RZ3100 Network A/V Receiver, are due serially by end of September.