Bowers & Wilkins Formation audio User Manual

TRANSFORM WIRED

SOUND INTO WIRELESS.

The ultimate setup of a traditional Bowers & Wilkins sound system, for decades, has been

the deﬁ nition of high-ﬁ delity sound. Now, the uncompromising Bowers & Wilkins audio

heritage is married with 21st-century streaming convenience due to the new Formation

Audio. It ﬁ nally 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 Sound

™.

Model Formation Audio

Description Wireless Audio Hub

Technical features Apple

Spotify

AirPlay 2® technology

Connect Roon Ready Bluetooth In High performance analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) High performance digital-to-analogue converter (DAC)

Input voltage 100V – 240V – 50/60Hz

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 (2.2 lb)

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 products create a mesh network. Each product in this network dynamically chooses the optimal path to route audio-data between products, in order to ensure a robust streaming experience. We have therefore certiﬁed Formation products for High Network Availability (HiNA) and conform to the appropriate power requirements set out in the ERP directive.