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Help!! Trying to get Kef LS50 wireless to play nice with Sony Hap-Z1es....

I have a Sony Hap-Z1es which I love, the unit sounds great, easy to use and works without any hiccups.

My issue is getting it to work in tandem with the the Kef LS50W software. I use my iPad to control both units, but the Kef software limits the amount of songs I can load onto my iPad. I can’t perform a search because it will only load all the songs beginning with A....once I scroll down to the last A it will load songs beginning with B. How can I get it to load all my music at once and use the search function? I have been putting up with this for along time, because I love sound so much! Please Help?
matt00
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avanti1960
1,476 posts
 
why don't you just play your music through the HAP app?  it works very well for me, i control it with a samsung android tablet.  
matt00 OP
43 posts
 
I had issues using the Sony app with the Kef app. The kef really makes it hard to use 3rd party apps. It seems to work better using the kef app.
jimcrane
163 posts
 
Would you please post follow-ups as you try to resolve this problem? The combination of the KEF and the Sony is one that I'm thinking about, and this issue is a significant deterrent. Thanks.
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b_limo
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Why are you trying to use both apps at once?  I wouldn’t even think thats possible.  The kef app is horrible.  Just run rca’s out of the sony into the kefs and leave the kefs on the aux input...
matt00 OP
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I have the Sony Hap in my primary set up in the living room and the Kefs in my bedroom. I’m not able to run rca’s.
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b_limo
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I see.  
Are you just trying to get around the kef app?  A bluesound node might be your answer.  Another option would be to sell yours for $1500, put $500 with the $400 you’d spend on a node and get the new LS50W metas.  They are supposedly a step up (new driver, different reinforcement on the enclosure, more powerful amp, meta technology on the driver to reduce backwave pressure, much better app...)
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zufan
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I've created about 30 genres on my sony that all albums fall into. You could use the 'full browser' area in the app to do quick filters also. Or just the genre icon. That will shrink filter the quantity I reckon. 
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