Wireless active speakers are gaining ground fast. In the last two years, we have written more about this topic than throughout Lyd & Bilde’s lifetime. But is it possible in the highest tier, or is there still a need for good old-fashioned analog technology in the high-end segment? Dali clearly believes that the time has …
For many years, Argon Audio was known as Hi-Fi Klubben’s “cheap brand”, offering relatively simple products manufactured in the Far East. Now Argon has become an independent company and their ambitions have been elevated. However, prices remain very accessible. We previously tested the Argon Alto 5 Active. The Forte series, comprising models A4 and A5 …
Three years ago, we tested the updated Boom 2 and its new big brother Megaboom. They have since stood as benchmarks in our portable speaker tests. This is because they combined a practical format, good battery life and excellent sound. We also appreciated that over the years the speakers have been updated with new features …
With clear references to the Bang & Olufsen Beomaster 6000 sound system, the Danes have launched another portable Bluetooth speaker on the market. The name is Beoplay P6, and it will replace the previously so popular A2. The price is, in the usual B&O style, high. Fortunately, so is the feeling of quality. The P6 is designed by …
Buchardt Audio is a successful Danish entrepreneurial story. Since its inception in 2014, the midget company has gone from success to success with its speakers, which today are exported to many countries. In fact, the success has been so great that we have had to wait a long time to make a couple of the …
You notice it pretty quickly. At first, there’s something indefinable that makes the speakers seem a bit special. It may be the design that first seduces, until your chin drops and you sit transfixed, like a numpty with an open mouth, just listening. After a while, you’re hooked. You can’t get enough, and start pulling …
Multi-room speakers are a convenient and simple way to have music all over the house without dragging cables everywhere and filling rooms with equipment. And the category has matured to a point where traditional speaker manufacturers have joined the (multi-) space race. Among them Danish Dynaudio. We recently tested their top model, Dynaudio Music 7, …
Our clear soundbar favourite to date has been the Samsung HW-K960. It impresses with Dolby Atmos, with a total of four speaker drivers pointing upward and also wireless rear speakers to surround us with a dome of sound. K960 has only one drawback, besides not supporting Dolby Atmos via the Audio Return Channel (ARC), namely …
Like the Sonos and Yamaha YAS-306, Bluesound lacks HDMI inputs. Instead, the TV must be connected using optical cable. Bluesound’s multi-room system works very similar to Sonos and Heos, and connecting to the wireless network is a piece of cake. Bluesound supports high-definition audio, which is worth noting for those interested in hi-fi. The interface …
With one HDMI input and output, it is natural to connect Samsung’s soundbar to the TV’s audio return channel, if you have more than one video source to connect to. The soundbar is relatively easy to connect to the wireless network, but in the manual it tells only how to do this if you have …
Ultimate Ears has performed well in many of our previous tests. For example, the UE Megaboom was test winner at last year’s test of more expensive travel speakers. We have also tested Wonderboom separately, but how does it perform compared to the competition? We like the rounded format and the string that fits on the …
Two years ago we tested the Envaya Mini in a similar test of travel speakers, and we concluded that it was the best buy. Here comes the sequel, confusingly enough with the same name. So it is important to keep track of the product designation. One of the shortcomings of this was the water protection, …
With its 10 inch down-firing subwoofer, clearly the biggest in this test and in its price range, the JBL Bar 3.1 is not to be overlooked. The soundbar not only has one but three HDMI inputs, which all support HDCP 2.2 and thereby 4K-video from Blu-Ray. It has a large and clear display in the front, …
If Braven XXL is somewhat reminiscent of military hardware, the Superstar Monster Blaster looks like it was taken from a secret lab of an intelligence agency. With its metallic soft, yet sharp forms, it resembles something that could be used to neutralise escaped aliens in Men in Black. Its ease of use is just as …
We have tested many of the JBL’s portable speakers, like the bass heavy JBL Flip 4 and the smart JBL Charge 3. With the JBL Boombox, they’ve taken everything they’ve learned from travel speakers and taken it to the extreme. The Pringles-size has increased to more than double in all aspects. Despite that, this is …