The market for intelligent wireless speakers is exploding to a degree that can almost begin to compare with the headphone market. A driving factor is the availablity of voice control. Equipping a speaker with Google Assistant is technologically relatively simple, and then you suddenly have a smart speaker that can be used in multi-room systems …
At LB Tech Reviews, we see it as our foremost task to be a buying guide for consumers. We test hundreds of products every year, and some go through with flying flags, while others are passed on with reservations. An example of the latter was the smart speaker Harman Kardon Citation One. It got praise …
It may be Sonus Faber’s smallest and cheapest floor – standing speaker, but the Sonus faber Lumina III does not allow itself to be peeled on the nose for that reason. So far, this is the largest model in the new speaker series, but it is far from great. It is actually very compact for …
Although most soundbars lack rear speakers, this does not stop manufacturers from promoting audio formats such as Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, which provide “immersive sound”. Some soundbars have upward-facing speakers at the top, which direct sound to the ceiling, whereupon it is reflected down at the listener. It often works quite well. Sony, on …
The unusual Iron 14 speakers took us by storm when we tested them in 2017 . Along with a distinctive look and an even more distinctive choice of materials in cast iron, they impressed us with a formidable perspective and purity at the price. Now Audioform is back with a new and no less unusual …
If you want to experience proper bass in movies and also elevate your music listening experience in two channels or more, it’s going to cost you. Good, hard-hitting subwoofers tend to be big and often ugly, too. Luckily, that doesn’t have to be the case. Sigberg Audio specializes in good quality subwoofers that are barely …
When we talk film and TV, there are few audio formats that have been as much talked about as Dolby Atmos. DTS: X is also high on the list, and both formats provide sound in height as well as all around. Therefore, it is perhaps strange that I should recommend a soundbar without support for …
Google Nest Audio Review Already at the launch of the first Google Home speaker exactly two years ago, it was clear that all other smart speakers were stern. The Google Home ecosystem, as their smart home is called, is easy to use and can control a variety of other smart products such as robotic vacuum …
Something must be wrong. I looked over all of the cables, connections and checked that all the elements were in phase, let alone connected. The sound from the brand new signature version of the Bowers & Wilkins 702 S2 sounded flat, undynamic and stuffy. It was certainly not what I expected when I put the …
An soundbar is a very practical way to improve the TV sound. But even though I personally am very happy that the cheap plastic surround systems have been completely outcompeted by the much simpler soundbars, it is clearly a compromise compared to real home cinema. Most soundbars use advanced digital processing (DSP) to trick the …
Actually, it should not be possible for something so small to be so tough. The speakers are not much bigger than a shoebox, and take up so little space that they almost disappear on the bookshelf. Normally such small speakers are full of limitations, and they are found here as well. There are only fewer …
Most smart speakers with multi-room function are discreet small sizes that can be discreetly placed on a shelf from which they can spread background music or answer questions such as “What is the name of the capital of Argentina?” to impress innocent guests. That category does not fall into the Harman Kardon Citation Tower. The …
“How low can you go?” In ten years, American SVS has managed to become one of the most respected subwoofer manufacturers on the planet. They are also among the rawest when it comes to producing proper dyyyp bass – you know, the one that goes all the way down to the basement, vibrates the foundations …
Travel speakers are becoming increasingly popular. Many have realized how sad it is that everyone sits with their mobile phones and listens to music on their own, when you can just as well as enjoy the music as a group. But there’s also no room to lug around some huge beast during your holiday. Instead, …
Libratone voice control with Alexa, so your English skills should be in place. But when everything is connected, and your gadgets are connected in the system, then it is a common affair to control the speaker and other connected products. Alexa is also good at coming up with follow-up questions if you have come up …