Bowers & Wilkins Formation Audio Network Player
Bowers & Wilkins Formation Audio Network Player
🚚 Delivery in 1-4 days in the Baltics. 2-8 days EU
💰 14 days return
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🟢 2 years warranty
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Shipping Terms
Shipping Terms
- Shipping method: Standard
Shipment cost: - EU 25€
- LT, EST 6€
- LV 3€
- RU, USA 200€
- Other countries 200€
- Dispatched usually 2 - 5 business days after order placement
- Some times, dispatched up to 20 business days, we will inform additional, after order placement.
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🧾 Overview
Bowers & Wilkins Formation Audio is a high-resolution 24-bit/96 kHz network player that brings wireless streaming to classic hi-fi systems and shares your analog sources across a Formation multi-room setup. It adds AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Roon Ready and Bluetooth input to any amplifier, active speakers or DAC.
✅ Key Features
✅ 24-bit/96 kHz hi-res streaming engine (Roon Ready, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect)
✅ High-performance ADC to stream analog sources (e.g., turntable via phono preamp) to Formation speakers
✅ High-performance DAC for feeding amplifiers/active speakers via analog RCA
✅ Bluetooth input for quick wireless playback from phones and tablets
✅ Analog & digital I/O: RCA line-in, TOSLINK optical-in, RCA line-out, S/PDIF coax-out
✅ Dual-band Wi-Fi and Ethernet networking; set up via Bowers & Wilkins Home app (iOS/Android)
✅ Syncs legacy hi-fi with Formation Bar, Wedge, Duo, Flex and other Formation devices
📊 Technical Specifications ▼
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Device type | Network audio streamer / stereo control preamplifier |
| Streaming | 24-bit/96 kHz; Apple AirPlay 2; Spotify Connect; Roon Ready; Bluetooth input |
| Inputs | 1 × stereo RCA line-in; 1 × TOSLINK optical-in |
| Outputs | 1 × stereo RCA line-out; 1 × S/PDIF coaxial (RCA) |
| Network | Wi-Fi (wireless) and Ethernet (RJ45) |
| Converters | High-performance ADC (analog → network); high-performance DAC (network/digital → analog) |
| Control | Bowers & Wilkins Home app (iOS/Android); front-panel buttons |
| Use cases | Stream to traditional amps/active speakers, or share local analog/digital sources to Formation speakers |
📦 What’s in the Box
📦 Formation Audio unit
🔌 Mains power cable (region-specific)
📖 Documentation pack
🔄 Compatibility
✔ Works with any amplifier, receiver, or active speakers via RCA or S/PDIF; feeds hi-fi systems from network sources or Bluetooth.
✔ Shares local sources (CD, TV optical, turntable via phono preamp) to other Formation speakers throughout the home.
✔ Controlled with the Bowers & Wilkins Home app; integrates with AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and Roon.
📦✈️ Shipping & Returns
📦 Insured worldwide delivery
🔄 14-day return policy
🛡️ 2-year EU warranty
📝 Reviews
⭐ “If you want to go multi-room, consider Formation Audio — it integrates traditional wired sources into the wireless network and outputs streams to your standard amp.” — What Hi-Fi? (Formation series coverage).
⭐ “A beautiful piece of kit… setup is slick and simple; the review pair and the Audio were unconditionally stable.” — AVForums.
⭐ “B&W’s Formation line sets a new bar for premium wireless; Formation Audio ties classic hi-fi into the ecosystem.” — World Wide Stereo.
⚠️ Warning
⚠️ Warning: After adding Formation Audio, you may start streaming your turntable to the kitchen, hallway, and garage — and suddenly discover chores take exactly one album per room.
Let customers speak for us
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Ļoti labi cenai atbilstoši skaļruņi. Kad secināju ka manā set up vājš posms varētu būt tieši skaļruņi nomainot tos neesu kļudījies ne pārtērējies. Ar tiem kas klausās mūziku kurā basi nedominē varbūt iztiks bez sabvūfera. Un ja pārdomāšu savu stereo varēšu no Klipsh skaļruņiem būvēt Dolby Atmos, Spatial mājas kino! Un šīs vara krāsas skaļruņi!
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You cannot switch between L/R channels. It lowers both channels volume. The issue is mentioned on FiiO website.
It has LineOut function, where device is playing on max volume and you can use your computer volume bar, but it is so loud that even on the lowest set it is screaming, so you have to choose another option and adjust volume on FiiO device instead.
I wish I knew it before buying.
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Great product, excellent service - got it in 2 days after ordering to Lithuania. Thanks guys!