B&W Formation Audio - Wireless Audio Hub

Wireless Audio Hub

The ultimate setup of a traditional Bowers & Wilkins sound system, for decades, has been the definition of high-fidelity sound. Now, the uncompromising Bowers & Wilkins audio heritage is married with 21st-century streaming convenience due to the new Formation Audio. It finally enables high-quality wireless streaming to your existing passive system
or from existing passive components – CD player, turntable, or other pieces – to wireless Formation speakers, anywhere in the home. Our analogue-to-digital converter ensures there are no lag or breaks in sound, even between rooms, while 96/24-bit streaming maintains legendary Bowers & Wilkins sound resolution. Just think – existing passive sound system quality, now synced to stream anywhere, wirelessly. It is why Formation
by Bowers & Wilkins is the Highest Form of SoundTM.

• Transform your passive system into a multi-room system
• Connect analog devices and stream to Formation speakers
• Stream in 96/24 bit high-resolution to your passive system
• Features Formation® Wireless Technology
• WiFi, Apple® AirPlay 2®, and Bluetooth compatible
• Sets up in moments
• Synchronization in perfected harmony with other Formation products

Specification:
Model Formation Audio
Description Wireless Audio Hub
Technical features
Apple® AirPlay 2® technology
Spotify® Connect
Roon Ready
Bluetooth In
High performance ananlogue-to-digital converter (ADC)
High performance digital-to-analogue converter (DAC)
Input voltage 100V – 240V – 50/60H

Power consumption Below 6 Watts (Sleep)*
Connections
Digital audio in (Toslink)
Analogue audio in (2 x RCA)
Digital audio out (1 x RCA)
Analogue audio out (2 x RCA)
Network (RJ45 Ethernet or WiFi)
USB – service only
Bluetooth
Bluetooth® v4.1, Class 2
AptX HD
AAC
SBC

Dimensions
Height: 44mm (1.7 in)
Width: 215mm (8.5 in)
Depth: 263mm (10.4 in)
Weight: 1.0kg (2.2lb)
AirPlay 2 compatibility
iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with iOS 11.4 or later, Apple TV 4K or Apple TV (4th Generation) with tv OS 11.4 or later, Mac or PC with iTunes 12.8 or later.

*Formation devices have multiple radios and therefore are compliant for the ERP requirements for a HiNA device