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Folks, I am looking to buy an outdoor speaker that is Airplay based and if possible portable like the B&O Beoplay 1 or 2. Do you have any other similar specked one you can recommend? Thanks

Here's a nice surprise - when this was announced, of course I wanted one, but I had doubts that it would compare favorably to the B&O H6 that cost twice as much, noting that the H6 was far from perfect itself. Not to worry - the H2 has comparable physical quality, although it's appointed much more simply and with no accessories. The H6 had (or has) a significant upper midrange emphasis that alters its tonality somewhat (compared to the usual flagships), a tonality similar to what I experienced with the $700 (USD) ATH ESW11LTD. The H2's only wart (if I can call it that) is that the treble is a few decibels shy of my minimum, where my minimum is 6 db or so shy of the Beyer T1 and T90, the AKG K812, and possibly the Sennheiser HD800. For $200 and with a fair degree of B&O quality, highly recommended. Bang & Olufsen (B&O) H2 On-ear Stereo Headphone review

This is my third H6 - the first, in brown color, was reviewed prior to my having a measurement tool and was traded off. The second, the special edition in agave green, was reviewed at the beginning of my measurement experience and was traded off. This third H6, in black, got a good measurement shakedown this time and I expect to keep it permanently. Bang & Olufsen (B&O) Around-Ear Stereo Headphone review

I am new here, and super discouraged right now with the Mac Mini setup we have. Before I get into that though, let me explain my setup so I can get your expert feedback on the best course forward. Keep in mind our goal is ultimate SQ within the realm of a computer (mac mini) server. We are using a 2012 Mac Mini (stock) with a Promise Pegasus R6 setup for music file storage. From the mac mini we go to an Oppo BDP-105 via an AudioQuest Cinnamon Async USB. This allows us to use the Oppo's Sabre DAC which is really good IMHO. From there we go from the Oppo to B&O System 3 via HDMI and from the System 3 to 5 BeoLab 5s over Cat7 ethernet. On the Mac Mini we ripped the files 48kHz/16bit stereo AIFF and use Apple remote app on an iPad to drive the music from server to speaker. Compared to a disc in the Oppo we are talking about 20% less body and dimension to the tracks played from the Mac Mini, the files from the Mini lack range and are a lot flatter, by about 20%... so pretty noticeable. This is our first time with a HiFi setup using a music server like this and I realize iTunes is not doing the files justice. What I need to know is how can we get the files to be closer to the CD, like 95% of the CD? I have looked into Amarra, also swapping the standard HD for SSD in the Mini. What setup could I be forgetting here? There is so much to learn and it is discouraging because we know what the system is capable of and we really want the ease of digital playback from the iPad but the SQ just isn't there.... Help these newbies!