Bose Soundtouch Support Discontinued
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Bose has discontinued support for its SoundTouch products, leaving customers with potentially obsolete devices, and sparking concerns about planned obsolescence and customer support.
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Anybody know of Apple Airplay, synchronized speakers (and AUX-IN support from an amp) other than overprices Sonos?
> After February 18, certain features — including access to integrated music services like Spotify and TuneIn, as well as multi-room playback — will no longer be available. However, if your SoundTouch product supports Bluetooth®, AUX, or HDMI, you’ll still be able to enjoy high-quality audio playback from connected devices.
They gave a consolation prize of 25% off on some Bose speakers, but why would you want more Bose speakers if you can't trust them to keep their word?
Anybody know of other synchronizable multi-speaker systems for Apple Airplay besides overpriced Sonos?