Pioneer, Onkyo to Add DTS Play-Fi Functionality in 2017 Firmware Updates

The wireless multiroom audio battleground is clearer after IFA announcements that Harman aligned with Google Cast and that Pioneer and Onkyo joined DTS’ Play-Fi ecosystem. DTS demo’d products at its IFA booth with European streaming music service Qobuz, the latest music service to join the DTS ecosystem, while Pioneer and Onkyo said they will upgrade select soundbars, AVRs, lifestyle products and home-theater-in-a-box systems to Play-Fi in 2017 firmware updates. Qobuz bills itself as a premium streaming audio service with a library of more than 30 million titles, including 45,000 albums in 24-bit Hi-Res. Other streaming music services in the DTS portfolio are Amazon Prime Music, Deezer, iHeartRadio, KKBox, Napster, QQ Music, Pandora, SiriusXM, Spotify and Tidal, said a DTS announcement.