HEOS 1 - An Affordable Wireless Multi-Room Speaker

Last year Denon introduced its new wireless speaker and accessories line, HEOS by Denon. The veteran audio brand chose the slogan ‘Anywhere sounds amazing’ as a reference to the syncing capabilities of their three initial speakers, the HEOS 3, 5 and 7. The idea is that any of those speakers can be placed anywhere throughout your home and played simultaneously- with either the same streaming music or multiple songs at once.

Now, the brand has expanded upon the meaning of its slogan, as they recently introduced the new HEOS 1, a portable wireless speaker that has been specifically designed for indoor and outdoor use. It’s an ambitious offering in an industry that so far, surprisingly, hasn’t produced many portable speaker options.

The HEOS 1 has stayed true to its clean, minimalistic design and color schemes of black and white. In addition to being attractive, it’s also surprisingly lightweight, weighing less than six pounds. Make no mistake however; this portable wireless speaker was designed with durability in mind, as it’s said to be humidity resistant.

In terms of sound, the HEOS 1 is an excellent addition to the legacy that is Denon audio. It features audiophile grade synchronization, a custom woofer and a high dispersion tweeter, powered by a 2-channel Class D amplifier. Translation- this miniature HEOS produces sound that is anything but.

To accompany the speaker, HEOS has also developed and introduced a corresponding battery pack, known as their Go-Pack. It contains a rechargeable battery that will give you up to 6-hours of playtime, plus a Bluetooth USB adaptor, in case you’re not within range of a Wi-Fi signal. This unique addition has been brilliantly designed to be completely cohesive with the HEOS speaker. To use the HEOS 1 Go Pack, all you need to do is twist it on to the base of the speaker. Imagine twisting the cap on or off of your water bottle. It’s that easy.

The HEOS 1 Go Pack is smartly splash proof, as it should be, plus it’s able to charge your smartphone. These are both great and thoughtful features that reinforce the portability and outdoor use capability of the HEOS 1.

One of the very best things about the new HEOS 1 and the Go Pack however, has to be it’s affordable price. Denon and HEOS are by no means a cheap brand- their products are known for quality and both brands are typically considered to be luxury audio retailers. Even so, the HEOS 1 has been priced at only $199 and the optional (but really fantastic) Go Pack is just $99!

This is truly exciting news. With prices like that, everyone should be clamoring to get their hands on a HEOS 1 and Go Pack. It’s the perfect companion to bring along this summer when you decide to go hiking, camping, swimming- wherever it is life takes you. The HEOS 1 will be there to make sure that ‘anywhere sounds amazing’.

Top Wireless Speakers Brands that Keep You Rocking

Ever wondered how to play music that too with big-bang. Choice is all yours either go for high end speakers, wifi wireless speakers or simply wireless speakers which have created boom in the consumer electronics world. The speakers that we use vary in size, shape, and the type. So for a buyer it becomes tough to choose from such a wide collection of wireless speakers. It is mandatory for you to decide which wireless speaker brand you want to opt for.

Here I have selected top wireless speaker brands which you can choose from.

Sony SRS-X9:  This wireless speaker is a high-resolution one with superb track playing feature that helps you to control playback, volume through the apps. It can be very well used to handle the lower frequencies, with good precision and detail. The X9 is a new addition to Sony’s new wireless speaker family, which is quite stylish with added features like smooth musical bass with brilliant clarity and definition. It also includes both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Fugoo Tough:  Everyone is familiar with big brands such as Sony, Bose, Beats, Samsung, Logitech, HEOS by Denon and Jabra who have successfully launched unique set of wireless speakers in the market. This wireless outdoor speaker launched by Fugoo can actually withstand any weather condition. It is sand proof, water proof and snow proof with an in-built microphone. It uses a unique modular system wherein the basic system is same in all the speakers but only different jacket is used. Fugoo style bluetooth speakers have the tough look with best battery life.

Denon HEOS 7: Denon a renowned brand in audio industry world has taken leap towards the wireless technology by launching 3 set of large, medium and small wireless speakers. These can be best used for multi room audio and are greatest sound boosters.These big, medium and baby speakers promise good sound quality at premium price. This HEOS 7 speaker is of size (22.5 x 8.5 x 13.5-inches) with 5 powered drivers. It’s set of active drivers include 2 tweeters, 2 midrange drivers, and a subwoofer powered by 5 discrete channels of Class D amplification.

TDK Trek Max A34: This speaker by TDK called Trek Max A34 is a wireless weatherproof speaker with drivers at its front and back to balance the output sound. It’s quite portable. The speaker can be used well with other mobile devices through Bluetooth. Its added features are microphone, waterproof exterior which can protect the device from the water and other dusty climate changes.

There are other top brands like Sonos, Samsung, Panasonic, Bose who have launched their latest series of wireless speakers which will be discussed in our next posts.

Every speaker has its pros and cons depending upon your usability so next time you buy something firstly read the product details and go through their reviews to get a clear cut idea about the same.