Get amazing wireless sound with the Lower East Side Audio Dock Air. This latest speaker from Audyssey is a wireless AirPlay music system featuring Audyssey Smart Speaker technology for rich and balanced sound. Now, let the music on your computer, iPod, iPhone and iPad come to life with Audyssey's optimized audio. Enjoy deeper bass, better audio clarity and more power than any other speaker of its size.
W**R
Great sound, but cuts out briefly every so often
I've had one of these for a several years and I'm purchasing an additional used one for another room. The sound is quite good, especially has good base for the size, and having the speakers aim in different directions seems to help to fill the room. Haven't done side-by-side comparison with any others but for a single room it works great in my opinion without looking obnoxiously large. AirPlay speakers are somewhat expensive and you're suck with using it on Apple devices only, but the sound quality is better than bluetooth. I also use this with Muse (now Musicality), the application that streams Pandora to AirPlay speakers and that works great as well. At the time I was looking this was one of the few out there and it was highly rated. I have to agree with the opinions posted - it does sometimes cut out briefly. Thought it was my network but the PC, speaker, and router (and it's happened with various routers) are all in the same room. Setup can be a bit tedious because sometimes it does't seem to "stick" and the single blinking light isn't very reassuring, but once set up it seems to work. Keep your setup instructions because if it loses it's network setup you have to recall how to do it. By the way I use this along with an Apple TV streaming to my AV system and the sound is perfectly synchronized.
K**S
Sound quality good, product quality not sure
Bought one after reading many reviews of Audyssey products.Lower East Side Audio Dock Air (Longest product name ever I guess) has a nice form factor much better compared to Bang & Olufsen. Only problem is nothing to hold, you have to grab the whole unit and have to be delicate not to press the speakers. Sound is very refined and full, cannot say it is coming from such a small unit. Setup is a breeze using iphone. All devices connects easily and stays connected. Iphone needs latest version of IOS to play properly.Now the quality issue, the first unit I got didn't produce any sound even though its airplay connection was good. After tilting and shaking (not really) figured out there is an internal lose connection and it played fine when kept at an angle. That is when I noticed the whole frame seem to be flexing and doesn't feel solid. But again the quality of the sound is so good I wanted to take a second chance. Thanks to amazon got replacement at no cost. The second unit is playing fine. Also feels like the sound gets better with time.I did my research with B&O too expensive, B&W Zepplin form factor too big but if you don't want move around would serve as an art piece, Bose Sound Link has limitations of bluetooth. So if you are borderline considering Audyssey I recommend take a plunge!
J**T
Airplay connections flakey
The concept is great but the execution is flawed. We just can't get consistent, reliable connections from iPhone 5, iPad 3, iPhone 4S, etc. (all IOS 6).I made the mistake of giving this to my wife as a gift and she ultimately came and dumped it in my lap (figuratively) to sort out.I am a fairly adept guy with electronics and computers, and I just couldn't make it work reliably with our various iDevices.On the up side, when I was able to get a connection, the sound was quite good.
A**A
Audyssey brings their sound to AirPlay!
Received the LES Audio Dock Air this afternoon from Amazon. Upon unboxing and reading the quick start directions, I had the box up and running within 10 mins. After you initially plug in the LES Audio Dock Air, you start a pairing process with a button push in the back. This creates a temporary wifi network which you connect with either your computer, iPhone, iPad, etc. Once you connect, there is a web address you navigate to and then configure the LES Air to connect to your local wifi router. Again, setup was easy. There are also visual indicators in the form of two less on top of the device. The first one is for power and the second is for the AirPlay/wifi connection. When everything is setup correct, they both glow green signaling GO GO GO!Audyssey is a smaller company, but for the products they do have, their sound is amazing. The LES Air is no exception. Clarity of the music is there. Stereo separation is there as the speakers fire out both sides. And for the bass lovers, you will not be disappointed. Even at lower volumes, there is warm and impact in sound. This is my preferred sound signature, which I guess is considered a V shape. I've been waiting for an AirPlay system that actually gives me the sound for which I'm looking. I was previously using an iHome IW1, but decided to sell to purchase this. I have no regrets, even if I do lose the ability to take the speaker around the house.Bottom line, if you are looking for the best sound from an AirPlay compatible device at this price point, the LES Audio Dock Air is it.
K**S
Works pretty good
This was not plug and play and I had a hard time getting it to work. However, once I got it going the sound is very good. On occasion it will cut-out and then back in and I'm not sure why but think certain cell phones may interrupt the signal, or the signal which has to travel from my iPad (iPod, Laptop, etc) to the router and back to the speakers may get some interference from time to time. Most of the time we have good quality uninterrupted music.
F**L
Would not recommend as an Airplay speaker - suffices as an analog wired speaker.
I just took this off Airplay as it messes with my network (two airport expresses attached to speakers plus this audio dock.It's not just that it's a lousy Airplay device (keeps dropping signal etc) but also sound that comes through Airplay is DSP'd to hell, extremely bassy, and there's not a lot you can do about it.I found that plugging it into an Airport express with an analog jack plug both fixed the Airplay problems *and* made the music sound better - but that's not what I wanted. I could have bought much better speakers with an optical codec for the money, this is a shabby product that's surprisingly poor quality for the fuss and price tag.On the plus side, it does generate a lot of sound for a single speaker, and projects it quite well. The discrete box is a nice thing. But really, I regret not just buying proper grownup speakers, these things are a poor implementation of Airplay tech and they made my music listening into a completely stressful "oh I guess it's gone again for no reason" experience. Lame.
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