As a consequence, the consuming public has, for better or worse, become accustomed to the easy setup and stable connection that you get from a Bluetooth speaker. And while the sound quality might offend audiophiles, for listening to a podcast while cooking, or putting a bass-heavy musical coda on the end of a house party, Bluetooth speakers are fantastic. I have yet to meet a Bluetooth speaker for which setup required reading the manual. The question is whether $500 is a fair price for beauty, especially when the device becomes a bit homely when you turn it on.įor years now, the simple setup and decent quality of Bluetooth audio has been a boon for speakers like the Jawbone Jambox, which still sells extremely well even three years on. Either result adds a subtle, functional sculpture to your room. Its tripod stand will position it upright on a flat surface, or you can use the included wall-mount kit to hang it like a portrait (assuming you can elegantly hide the power cord). The Loop is a circle about the diameter of a small steering wheel, with a flat front covered by colored fabric and a thin dome for a back. But the reliance on Apple's streaming technology does not always work to the device's benefit. The Loop follows that tradition it's a fuzzy, pretty AirPlay speaker.
Libratone's products, with their trademark fuzzy fabric exteriors and Danish geometry, are right at home in Apple Stores - specially since Libratone builds speakers that utilize AirPlay, Apple's proprietary wireless music protocol. No boxy shape, no wood, no buttons or knobs, no speaker wire.
Given familiarity of this concept, it's easy for us to quickly warm to Libratone's Loop, a speaker with an exterior devoid of classic hi-fi aesthetics. Just think of how your telephone, email, airline boarding passes, and sepia-toned photos of your brunch now all exist inside a slim, rectangular box made of glass and metal. Around a decade ago, Apple helped bring about the mainstream's acceptance of the separation of design and function.
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