Loudspeakers

Given the networked nature of these speakers, and their extensive DSP implementation, it's no surprise that the Cabasse StreamControl app, running on a smartphone – or even better a tablet, as there's quite a lot going on here – is at the heart of setting up and using the speakers. Not only does it allow the user to access all the streaming capability here, but it also initiates the speakers' room calibration, allows speakers to be grouped into stereo pairs (or more), and provides a wide range of 'on the fly' adjustments to the sound.

Yes, it could be more intuitive during the setup – Cabasse's support being more descriptive than assistive – but once you've got it all dialled in, both speakers working and correctly assigned, the streaming interface is smooth and logical, whether playing music from online sources or files from local storage.