Customer Reviews and Ratings

3.5 out of 5 stars

Based on 8 reviews

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Brilliant!

    • Written by from london

    11 of 13 people found this useful

    The libratone Lounge is the only genuinely high end
    AirPlay speaker available and it is absolutely awesome. So much so that I bought 2!

    The sound quality is really good. I can only compare the sound directly to my pro audio recording system (genelec 8040a's + fireface audio interface) and although the quality isn't quite as high as that (it would be unreasonable to expect it to be as it is at a significantly lower price) the sound stage is much better. At higher volumes you can fill a large room. For lower volumes, I found that two units sounded much better in my lounge (9m by 5m). The airplay audio is in perfect sync between them.

    The sound is balanced but you do not get the big thump at the bottom end, so if your main listening is hip hop you may wish to look elsewhere. I like the bass - it's refined and clear, and let's me listen at higher volumes without annoying the neighbours. The mid range is very good and the high end is fantastic - not exaggerated but just really crystal.

    I had some issues with regular dropouts to start with but they have been resolved with the latest software. I rarely get dropouts now. Connection is fast - after you hit play, the music plays within 3 seconds or so. Pausing and volume changes are almost instant.

    It's hard to review the Lounge without reviewing AirPlay too. There are limitations on the AirPlay system (that you don't have with Sonos) but that is Apple's fault not Libratone's - for example you can only stream to one speaker from an iDevice yet you can stream to as many as you like from iTunes. But on the plus side when using an iDevice you can use intelligent music apps like groove to get better mixes of your songs. And like everything Apple, it looks great and just works.

    I highly, highly recommend this. Yes you can get a more expensive separates hi-fi system that will sound even better, and you can connect some device to get AirPlay working with it, but it will be a mess of wires and ugly. This is beautiful, simple and sounds fantastic to me - and I am generally very picky when it comes to sound quality.

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Libratone sounds great!

    • Written by from Plano

    11 of 13 people found this useful

    I received my speaker today and it is beautiful. It looks very high end.

    It sounds even better. Set up was a breeze, just follow the included instructions. Signal strength reads is 66% for Wifi signal but works just fine. I also hooked it up to my HDTV and holy cow does it make my old 5.1 system seem boring. There is no need for a receiver and big speakers when you have Libratone Lounge.

    My only complaint is that the Libratone app (downloaded from app store on iPhone 5) leaves a lot to be desired. They need to add volume control for +/- buttons on iPhone, using the sliding volume control on iPhone is touchy. They also need to release codes to cable companies to control the volume for digital output on your cable remote... This will have to be a must!!! They haven't been in the USA for very long, I hope they catch on and listen to our recommendations.

    Everything advertised about this speaker is true. Beautiful, easy to set-up, and sounds great. I love that AirPlay overrides TV sound.

    If you can, get one, I highly recommend it!

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great Sound, Great Functionality

    • Written by from Tiburon

    19 of 20 people found this useful

    Having now enjoyed the Libratone Lounge for a couple of weeks, I must say it has fully lived up to my expectations.
    I have not experienced any connection drop problems, like with some other AirPlay products, and the App that controls the sound style and room optimization is great.
    As a companion for my TV the sound is a zillion times better than from TV speakers, and really eliminates the need for surround speakers unless you are very demanding.
    I have really only one suggestion for improvement, and that would be an option to control the volume on the box directly, if your iPhone or iPad is not within reach.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Looks great, sounds better

    • Written by from Toronto

    61 of 73 people found this useful

    I saw this in the Apple Store Fifth Avenue in NYC. The wool grille made everyone want to touch it. As a house present for Christmas my wife thought it was all about my preferences for how powerful it is, not just how good it looks. But since she is addicted to her iPhone and iPad, she now loves how she just clicks to AirPlay whatever she is hearing or watching and this speaker just fills the room. I like that is has optical audio for my HDTV sound effects, and I also like that you can replace the wool grille with another cover should you want to freshen up the look in a room, down the road.

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