Review on Smart Column Harman/Kardon Citation 500 by Anastazja Szuba ᠌

I don’t know, maybe I came across such a buggy copy in terms of connection, but using a device for 500 Euros should not be accompanied by such difficulties and glitches. Wrote to Harman / Kardon support - no answer, no hello. Its pros: Sound quality. It is close to perfect for my ear. The volume margin is huge. In a room of 35 meters listening to "loud" this will turn on 40% of the volume. If it's louder, it's bad for the neighbors. Its cons: Playing sound from any source is a huge problem. The column allows you to play sound via Bluetooth, AirPlay and in broadcast mode (Casting). None of the protocols work adequately. When playing via Bluetooth and AirPlay, the signal disappears, is interrupted (it seems that the sound source is very far away, although the phone is 2 meters away). In the broadcast mode, the sound delay, the perception of commands, everything depends on the Internet connection. Intermittently freezes and loses WiFi. Tried on both iOS and Android phones. Playback from an android is even worse than from a non-native iPhone. The voice assistant understands the command 1 time out of 3.