Reviews for Philips Fidelio SoundSphere AirPlay Speakers

Easy to set up using my Apple Time Capsule. However, it would not go longer than 5-10 minutes before cutting out and needing to be reset. Needless to say, I returned the speakers to Apple.

I first saw these and was attracted by their size and shape, I was surprised to see they were made by Philips, and not a company like B&W or one of the perceived high end A/V companies.

I have these speakers now, I took the plunge and bought them to grace my living room. All I can say it they are brilliant. Built from real wood, chrome and other materials, they are absolutely solid. And heavy!

I set them up, in like 5 minutes and I was off, AirPlay works a treat from my iphone 4 and iPad 3. The sound staging these speakers produce is amazing and the solid bass reproduction is great. I listen to all different genres of music and run these through the mill. Classical, pop, light rock, synth, Disco, they performed gladly, adding a vibrancy and openness I hadn't heard on my previous set of speakers (Bose sound dock).

As well as sounding well balanced, they are a talking point with my friends as they enter my living room. I would not hesitate in recommending these babies. I've listened to so much more music since having these, just walking around with iPad selecting songs wirelessly.

They're Great

Let me begin by saying, I have an "Apple house" so everything should be compatible. I know these are not an apple product but I am disappointed with the performance. I can not determine if it is an apple defect, network defect or a philips defect. But my best guess is the airplay streaming tech. I don't live in a big house and the signal is strong and I have no other problems with my wireless devices.

These speaker look great and sound great that is when they work. Set up was easy but the airplay is not perfected. The speakers cut in and out (at the worst times, like its taunting me by not letting me hear the best parts of my favorite songs.)

So, While I love the look and and the sound overall (when they work) I have to give it 3 stars

Excellent sound from all angles and looks really good. Bigger than expected.
As with my review about the zeppelin air the iPhone 4s has AirPlay compatibility problems. The iPhone 4s looses connection after a couple of songs. this problem is only with the iPhone 4s as all my other devices work with AirPlay with no problem at all.

The sound on these speakers is amazing; crisp with a fantastic punch even when cranked up. I love that the unit has two speakers which can be placed around the room; the difference in room-filling-sound is very notable by contrast to single unit systems. It truly is as if the music is being played live. The speakers look fantastic and my friends love it when I turn the music on before I even walk into my apartment. Why not five stars? Because the AirPlay was not as seamless as I would have liked initially. At first I had to restart my phone and or router on occasion to get connection. The good news is that within a week, not only did the speakers open up into much better sound, but so did the consistency of the AirPlay. I now have virtually no glitches and the system works like a charm. AirPlay is leaps and bounds better than Blue Tooth remote sound and I am very happy with my purchase. I did tons research on alternative systems and listened to before purchasing – Philips Fidelio SoundSphere AirPlay Speakers were a clear win here.

These Speakers are C. Audiophiles with undoubtable find something to criticize, but for their size and price these speakers really have remarkable presence and dynamic range. I have them in a large living room and they are just excellent.

Setting them up was much easier that I thought using Airplay. I have a sync button on my router which speeds up the process quite a bit. 1. Hit the sync button on router 2. Hit sync button on speaker. 3. Hit Airplay button on iPad (Music Icon) and select the speakers. That was it.

Streaming Pandora One works very well. I changed the Pandora setting to stream higher quality. I am using a 1st Gen iPad and iPhone 4s. Volume works by using the physical volume controls.

The only flaw so far is the included remote which doesn't work unless you are very close, but you don't need it since you can control everything from your mobile device. The included docking station is elegant and charges your iPad/Phone (it doesn't have a physical connection, but you don't need one).

I am very impressed. After doing quite a bit of research, I was going to by the Klipsch G-17 Air's but they delayed the ship date. I am really glad, because it is going to be hard to beat the sound on these. I was a bit hesitant because Philips does not specialize in Audio. I have to hand it to them, they did a first rate job with these speakers.

I was also a bit concerned about Airplay being glitchy, but the Philips speakers has it working flawlessly. These speakers are the way it should be! I control all my music around the house using my iPhone!

I will definitely buy another pair and would recommend them.

I also bought the DS3881 SoundRing for the bathroom. It is rechargeable so you can bring it around with you in the smaller rooms. I hope they work as well as these.