Revox Studioart A100
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplay 2
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22 reviews
Sound is good, but from a premium brand I expected more.
Startup takes 20-30 seconds, app connection or app itself is weak.
With wet fingers, the touchpad can suddenly put on full volume...
Design good, functionality could be better.Pro
- Sound
Sound Ok, Operation Katastrofal
I can actually only recommend it to someone who wants to have it constantly on the net, which misses the point with a Bluetooth speaker. Speaker element and housing of relatively good quality. App katastrofal should not be released. Unfortunately, also seems to appear no improvements in the App store.
Pro
- Sound
Contra
- App
- Airplay eats a lot of acku
- Bluetooth eats more acku than other Bluetooth speakers
- Boot up from standby extremely slow
- App has to be restarted to show the correct acku level
- App hangs and switches confused between airplay (WLAN) and bluetooth
- Input source is indicated with 3 very weak LEDs
This review was created for a different variant: Studioart A100 (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplay 2)
For a good sound you have to suffer first
The weak point of the device is clearly the operation, especially the confusing behavior of the ReVox app when connecting the A100 via WLAN in the local network. Even when successfully connected, the device appears much later in the ReVox app. The ReVox app does not show which devices it knows about unless they were online when the app was launched. I also suspect that after binding, the A100 reboots (for a long time), causing it not to appear in the app and leading to confusion. Since the software is the weak point of this otherwise nice product, and because the firmware as well as the ReVox app can be updated, I hope that such a good product will hopefully get the software it deserves. Then it will also get 5 stars
Pro
- Very, very good sound
- Plug&Play interaction with ReVox P100
- Analog input 3.5mm stereo jack (e.g. for TV)
- Apple Airplay is without problems
- Playback via bluetooth with iPhone is easy
- Future-proof thanks to firmware update
- Quality of workmanship
- Design
Contra
- Confusing WLAN connection with ReVox App
- Sluggish start up
- ReVox App offers no equalizer function
- Revox App needs getting used to
- LED feedback with colours not successful
- Operation in general
Pure music.
Crystal clear, clean sound with an amazing amount of bass. The old mp3 files of my CDs, although recorded with a lot of quality, do not do justice to the box, sorry, with the app rather a sound centre, in terms of quality. It's more the music sources that are limiting, not the little box. I have started to select the Internet radios according to sound quality. Every detail is audible. Even in a classical orchestra, the individual instruments and their sound characteristics are clearly discernible.
I bought the A100 right away together with a P100 to complement the beamer home cinema with good stereo sound. But I often unplug it and carry the A100 around with me in the flat, e.g. to the home office. On the balcony, I place it just in front of the corner so that the bass is reflected from both walls. Even that works.Pro
- Very compact, without compromising sound quality. Wide choice of sound sources.
Contra
- 5 stored radio stations are already something. Maybe there should be more.
Absolutely recommended
Top music quality
Good sound
Pro
- Good sound
- Long-lasting battery
Contra
- Must be reconnected frequently
- Resets itself automatically
This review was created for a different variant: Studioart A100 (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplay 2)
6 out of 22 reviews
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