Philips FidelioSoundSphere docking speakers

I have had these speakers for quite some time now. I had them hooked up via a standard audio output from my 27" iMac. At first they had a very dark, non lively sound and they lacked excitement. I tried different settings but wasn't too happy especially having Canton reference speakers sitting in my living room (ok 10x the price to be fair and not a real comparison). However I thought I try something different. I hooked these up to an Audiolab M-Dac via a high quality XLR to 3,5" cable and used high quality FLAC files. I could not believe my ears. The speakers came alive!!! Seriously. the presence and soundstage was astonishing. Since then a few friends came over and I let them play in my room and 2 of my mates who are huge B&W fans started smiling when they came in the room. Nobody could believe how good these are. For the price just as a pair of active speakers alone, dont think twice.

These sound great and look good too. I gave it some thought before buying and they are worth the money. Took me a while to realise exactly how to set them up on my home network but it was easy to do once I read the right bit and no issues at all. I was concerned about kids fingers getting into the bass speaker but there are grills on them which are virtually invisible. Its impossible not to pick them up by the tweeters but they are extremely sturdy and well made!

Unlike most docks and iPod speakers, these produce the most amazing deep and full sound like you would expect from an expensive, high end separates hi-fi system. Their larger size and design allows real bass and depth to be created, and the ability to position each speaker seperately means you can easily create a perfect, room filling sound, however big your space. The AirPlay has been seamless for my and visitors devices, taking a second or two to sync and then playing without interruption. Despite the perceived lower quality of mp3 files compared to CD, I've found that iTunes bought and Rdio streamed tracks sound crystal clear, often live sounding in quality. A good quality, multiple channel (mimo) wireless router will be of great benefit if you have thick walls or a large space. My ISP free issued router had caused some buffering over AirPlay, but replacing with an Apple Airport Extreme or TimeCapsule completely solved the problem.

Na 4 jaar knippert er een roos lampje en doen de speakers het niet meer! Hoe kan ik ze laten maken? Verder super geluid en design

Fantastisch in elk opzicht. Gebruiksgemak erg goed, geluid is subliem en het werkt op alle geluidsdragers op mij Ipod/ Ipad en Iphone.

Ik snap de negatieve beoordelingen niet. Als je een goed WiFi netwerk hebt dan werkt het altijd. Ik ben super tevreden over het geluid. Prachtig, het enige nadeel is dat ik de hele avond muziek zit te luisteren en dat vindt de rest van de familie niet zo leuk !

Mooi vol geluid uit een schitterend ontwerp. Past zowel in een klassiek als een modern interieur! Helaas valt heel soms de koppeling weg met airplay en moet dan opnieuw gekoppeld worden.

Mooi vol geluid uit een schitterend ontwerp. Past zowel in een klassiek als een modern interieur! Helaas valt heel soms de koppeling weg met airplay en moet dan opnieuw gekoppeld worden.

Na in eerste instantie problemen met installatie,er moest een software upgrade gedaan worden,ben ik zeer positief over deze airplay speakers. Ze zien er prachtig uit en waar het natuurlijk om gaat:het geluid is schitterend

Fantastic sound, looks and easy to use The set up is relatively easy, after the initial drop of audio, I found out the interruption was caused by my timemachine back up. Whenever a backup was made the connection dropped. After switching this off all problems where gone Truly the best speakers I had in a long time