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Review on 🎢 Enhance Your Listening Experience with the RIVA ARENA Smart Speaker: Compact Wireless & Multi-Room Music Streaming with Voice Control via Google Assistant (Black) by Kristy Campos

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Great sound for the price and size. False advertising of Bluetooth capabilities.

Riva manages to deliver excellent sound quality with this small arena speaker. Riva's device management app is boring and shouldn't be used. My biggest complaint is Bluetooth (or lack thereof). I actually returned the Sonos speaker set in preference to the Arena as Riva touts Bluetooth connectivity for this speaker. I tried a total of 4 different devices and none of them stayed connected for more than a few minutes. Riva's website claims there is a problem with my phone or tablet trying to connect to another Bluetooth device, but I was sure I removed the connections to all other Bluetooth devices and that problem persists. If you're only leaning toward this speaker for the Bluetooth capabilities, think again.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Not the best