As pop legend Sir Cliff Richard as soon as sung whereas rollerskating round sporting a Sony Walkman: I like small audio system. I like tall audio system. In the event that they’ve music, they’re wired for sound.
However whereas I share his enthusiasm for audio system in a wide range of sizes, I do want that a few of them have been a bit extra attention-grabbing to have a look at in addition to to take heed to: I am scripting this in a room containing three units of rectangular vertical audio system, all of which got here in a selection of black, black or black.
Samsung Music Studio 5 and seven
I actually liked the design of Samsung’s newest Music Studio audio system, particularly the Music Studio 5 in white: like my colleague Matt Bolton, the very first thing they jogged my memory of was Braun’s Dieter Rams: they appear like a long-lost relative of the Braun clocks I’ve in my residence. And since they’re Samsung, there’s substance to match the model: the Music Studio 5 guarantees to punch above its weight within the bass division because of Samsung’s AI Dynamic Bass management. It would not do Hello-Res Audio however the bigger, louder Music Studio 7 does, and that one’s constructed for spatial audio too.
IKEA Solskydd
Given their dimension and form, I very a lot doubt that the brand new IKEA Solskydd audio system will ship room-filling audiophile-approved sound. However with a selection of three sizes and the flexibility to place them just about wherever the Solskydd are tremendous cute, good for informal listening and, within the orange-y model pictured above, pleasing to have a look at. And as regards to brightly coloured audio system…
Cambridge L/R lively bookshelf audio system
Which speaker did you discover first within the picture above? If it wasn’t the orange one I might be very shocked. Cambridge Audio’s just lately introduced L/R Collection is not the primary orange speaker by any means – we have seen a lot from the likes of KEF – but it surely’s a departure for the audio model and it is a terrific coloration. There are different, extra sober choices however as the previous proprietor of an orange Apple iBook – nonetheless to my thoughts the prettiest pc ever made – there’s just one Cambridge coloration I might need in my home.
Harman Kardon SoundSticks 5 Wi-Fi
I had a set of Harman Kardon SoundSticks about one million years in the past to go together with my candy-colored Mac, so seeing this newest technology has taken me again in time to my blissful place. There’s nothing retro in regards to the tech inside this new model: they’re wi-fi audio system with built-in lighting and HDMI ARC.
IKEA Kallsup
As a result of I’m an enormous baby, I can not learn this product identify with out swapping the Ok for a B. However that is not the one childlike pleasure I am getting from IKEA’s titchy 10-buck Bluetooth audio system. They’re LEGO on your ears, stackable, brightly coloured cubes with Bluetooth 5.3 and the flexibility to play by way of 100 of them concurrently. Admittedly that may imply shelling out practically a grand, which might pay for significantly higher audio system such because the Audio Professional A36. However do the Audio Professionals are available in lime? No, they don’t.
Eversolo SE100
I didn’t got down to have an IKEA-themed speaker choice, however along with the retailer’s personal merchandise we additionally noticed the reasonably impressed Eversolo SE100 audio system, designed particularly to slot in the sq. areas of the super-popular IKEA Kallax cabinets. That is good: IKEA Kallax are extensively used as locations to place turntables and to retailer vinyl, so having audio system made only for them (and their many imitators) is impressed. These sq. audio system have a severe spec, and in contrast to your Kallax, you do not want an Allen key and a buddy to set them up.
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