FOR Detailed and expressive sound; app is easy to use
AGAINST Nothing
It may have taken longer to get connected than your gran, but Audio Pro’s Addon range of wireless speakers has finally got the internet – and it won’t be using it to Google knitting patterns or make Skype calls to its relatives.
Much like your gran, however, the Swedish manufacturer could tell you how it’s managed just fine all these years without it. The Addon T3 was our wireless speaker Product of the Year in 2015 and held onto its Award the following year, while the T5 earned a five-star review. As a producer of affordable one-box Bluetooth speakers, Audio Pro has an enviable recent history.
Audio Pro’s products have been so good that the option to place its speakers through the house in a multi-room set-up makes perfect sense. Thanks to two new speakers, the Addon C5 and C10, and a wireless hub named the Live 1, that is now a possibility.
The great thing about these is that current Addon users needn’t replace their existing units to incorporate them in the household set-up, with the new speakers able to act as a sort of parent and control Bluetooth-only gear through the Audio Pro app.
Better behind
This story is from the September 2017 edition of What Hi-Fi.
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