Devialet has announce its firstportable overbold speakerin the Mania , which has ambitiousness of conflate stereo sound , smart aid and sumptuousness invention in a heavyset , easy - to - carry form .
You may know Devialet for its gagaPhantom speakers , but the company is looking to exceed its previous achievement by miniaturize its technology into a summary , portable form . The upshot is the Mania , a speaker that can break up sound at all angles so wherever you sit you ’re get the same experience .
It is filled with Devialet ’s own proprietary technical school that includes ASC ( Active Stereo Calibration ) . This habituate the speaker ’s four mike to conform the audio to fit its milieu . This is n’t quiteSonos Trueplaybut something slightly different , find where the speaker is sitting and set whether it can play sound in 360 - level or in a stereophonic configuration . For example , locate it near a rampart and the two full - range speakers at the back will reinforce the speakers at the front . Place it on a table without obstructions and it ’ll play sound from all its speakers .
There ’s also Devialet ’s SAM ( Speaker Active Matching ) applied science that synchronises the performance of the amplifiers and speakers for the optimum performance . Devialet claims the Mania can go as down as 30Hz with the basso frequency , and up to 20kHz to traverse a wide frequency chain of mountains for sound .
Visually , imagine the Mania as a little bowling with a handle and you ’re not far off . It ’s 170 mm tall and weighs 2.3 kilo with a stiff handle for transport , wrapped in a woven fabric that comes in fatal or grey finishes . There ’s also a Paris Opéra edition that ’s embellished with 24 - cara moongold and include a tying up station for charging . The charger is not package with the other finishes , and can be purchased for £ 69 / $ 80 .
Wi - Fi , Bluetooth 5.0,AirPlay 2and Spotify Connect are all supported , with ten hours of shelling life and a rating ofIPX4to protect it from splash of pee . Amazon Alexais also build - in for those who want impertinent assistance , with set - up potential through the Devialet app , of which you may assure the speaker as well as with the Phantom Remote .
The Devialet Mania is n’t cheap , but in a similar path as theNaim Mu - so Qbopened up the pocket-sized premium radio speaker market , the Mania looks to achieve something similar in the portable market .
Prices start at £ 690 / $ 790 / CAD$1100 / AUD$1400 . In the UK it will be available to grease one’s palms from Harrods and Selfridges , as well as from the Devialet web site .
