Geek Treat of the Week philips’ Fidelio speakers for iOS – such as the DS9 – have gotten a big thumbs-up from us in the past, and now philips has released a new range specifically designed for Android devices.
I got my hands on the top-of-the-range Fidelio AS851, which comes in at £200, but there’s also a smaller model called the AS351 priced at £129, and a little bedside jobbie called the AS111 for just 70 quid.
The AS851 docks some – but not all – Android phones
You don’t have to worry about the sound, as the AS851 provides 30W worth of the same warm, detailed sound we’ve come to expect from the Fidelio range. However, the Android side of things isn’t quite so neat and tidy. Read the rest of this entry »
Reviews The lines between multimedia audio kit – the sort of equipment designed for use with computers, iPods and the like – and ‘proper’ audio equipment seem to be getting increasingly blurred. Edifier’s new Luna 2 speakers are a fine example of the blur, looking like run-of-the-mill Desktop PC speakers but, at £250 for a pair, costing a darn site more than this kind of kit usually does and having some pretty serious amplification built in.
Edifier’s Luna 2: beefy
Out of the box, the Luna 2 speakers certainly look and feel the part. As we’ve come to expect from Edifier, the build quality is excellent. Each unit feels like it has been carved out of stone, and looks rather smart in its black and sliver colour scheme with a brushed aluminium base. Physically, each speaker takes the form of a 118mm deep, 194mm diameter circular unit with a bite taken out of the top and mounted on a sculpted plastic base. Each weighs a beefy 2kg. Read the rest of this entry »
Review The world is not exactly short of portable iPod speaker systems, ranging from the merely adequate – such as Logitech’s Pure-Fi Anywhere – to the rather good – such as Intempo’s InSession. Generally, they sell for about £100, are about the size of a large house brick and produce a sound that while fine for the odd hour or two in a hotel room when you’re on the road, isn’t really what you’d choose for prolonged, serious – or loud – listening.
Altec Lansing’s inMotion Max: battery powered
Altec Lansing reckon it has spotted a gap in the market for device that while fully portable – and battery powered – is also large enough to hold its own in the sound quality stakes alongside larger, fixed-location systems. Read the rest of this entry »
