The cylindrical Harman Kardon Citation 100 is truly a sight, compared to the usual other speakers in this class. Our copy came in gray wool, and is so tasteful that even the wife could imagine having one. The user experience is the same as with other Google speakers. Which means that it both understands Norwegian, …
Marshall Stanmore II Voice looks like a guitar amp of the same brand. This can quickly become a love / hate object, but in the right home environment it will definitely find its place. It has just arrived in the Google Assistant version, which works with the Google Home system. There is also an Alexa …
HomePod is really elaborate in appearance. A 360 speaker that sends the sound (roughly) the same in all bills, and which you only know will work seamlessly as soon as you browse the Home app on your iPhone. Apple can do this with stability. Adding products you want to control does not go smoothly. To …
The Hama Sirium 1400ABT is large in the middle of the tree, much like the Apple HomePod. Although it has a somewhat cheap finish, Hamas has still managed to make it elegant enough. Gold-colored details could have been harry, but are instead tastefully done, on an otherwise black cylinder speaker. The speaker has Bluetooth for …
When we last tested the Google Home speaker, we were impressed with the concept and usability, and we did not get too hung up on the sound. Now that the competitors have come up with the same opportunities, it must be considered on new premises, where the sound quality now weighs heavier. Google Home easily …
In terms of size, the Sonos One is almost identical to the Play: 1, but the look is a little more discreet to be able to blend even more into the interior. The buttons on the top have provided space for touch controls to start and stop playback as well as control the sound level. …
After drawing an Amazon account with a street address in a supported country (we used U.K.), the initial setup is straightforward and intuitive. If you have a smart product that you do not find with “add device”, then it may still exist as a “skill”. We noticed this, for example, with our robot vacuum cleaner …
The world is modernizing at a furious pace, and the home is getting smarter. Products are getting smarter individually, and now the time has come for them to work seamlessly together. The solution lies in a smart speaker. In other words, a compact speaker that is connected to the home network, and which with a …
Some are willing to go further than others in the search for the perfect sound. In the subject of speakers, this is a real craft art. And with the Kaya 90, South African – and British – Vivid Audio has given itself an extra challenge. Namely, to make a relatively compact floor-standing speaker behave as …
One often hears from hi-fi producers – and we say so ourselves – that the goal is to render the music as unaffected as possible; from the audio source, all the way through the signal chain and out to the listener. To get closer to the artist and all that. But why then do all …
Although the French hi-fi brand Elipson has been around for more than 80 years, where they have received awards in their home country for their often science fiction-like design, they have never been particularly well-known here, and in fact we have only tested one single product from them earlier, namely the compact speaker Prestige Facet …
You are not alone if you find it difficult to choose a new table speaker. The selection is huge and it is not easy to find the best ones. The safest thing is to choose a manufacturer you know or have heard of. If it says Bowers & Wilkins on the speaker, there is often …
Argon Audio tries to change its image as the Hi-Fi Club’s cheap brand, but at the same time keep its low prices. We have previously tested, among other things, the active speakers Forte A4, which sounded extremely convincing despite a low price. With the Argon Audio Forte A55, Argon Audio has raised both ambitions and …
I could tell it felt like a déja vu. That I had been here before. Because it absolutely looked like something I had been involved in before, in 2013 if I remember correctly. I had to check. The answer was 2014. At least that was when I published the test of Sonus faber Olympica III, …
Review: Sonus faber Minima Amator II I do not remember when it was, but it’s almost 30 years ago. At that time I owned the first editions of Sonus faber Electa Amator. A hand-built, medium-sized, two-way walnut speaker. A nice craftsmanship, and an exquisite sound quality. The speaker was a success and has since been …