PassageMaker - July 2018

quality and range limitations of Bluetooth audio streaming, con-

venient as it is. So while audio apps that make use of the UPnP

standard to stream over wi-fi to Apollo are just starting to be-

come commonplace, I look forward to experiencing it first hand.

Incidentally, Apollo head units are happy to join a boat’s ex-

isting wi-fi network instead of creating their own, so this sort of

streaming could be done while still maintaining contact with other

wi-fi gear on the boat. Apollo units can browse and stream a media

server, as Graham Brain explained to me. While he recommends

using an Ethernet connection especially for larger audio libraries,

UPnP can also be utilized in this fashion.

Another way to visualize the available wired audio sources is to

take a look at the back of the Apollo units. The SRX-400 is missing

several of the ports that the RA-770 has such as the Digital Opti-

cal interconnect; it does, however, support Bluetooth and UPnP

streaming on its own. Both models have AM/FM antenna ports

because they each have their own tuners, but do note that there is

no NMEA 2000 port on the SRX-400, which is not clear in some

of the existing product literature.

HOW DOES APOLLO SOUND?

A much-touted Apollo feature is digital sound processing (DSP).

While DSP is a vague term, I can tell you that even on our Sea

Ray demo, which only included two 6.5-inch Signature speakers,

the projected sound was full and clean. Meanwhile, the bigger

systems sounded awesome, and sometimes led writers to spon-

taneous giggle fits, air guitar sessions, etc. More specifically, I

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A look at the back of both units gives you a visualization of the available
wired audio sources. While the smaller, SRX-400 lacks many of these
inputs, each have their own AM/FM tuner, Bluetooth and UPnP.