Philips Fidelio SoundSphere Speakers Look Unique

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While we keep serious concerns about how well the pod-like shape will mesh with the rest of your home gear, the Philips Fidelio SoundSphere does seem like an awfully tempting proposition.  Not only does it combine two of Philips’ successful products (Fidelio docks and Soundsphere speakers), it comes with built-in support for Apple’s Airplay.

The speakers themselves are based off the SoundSphere line’s curved design, with a free-floating tweeter on top of each individual unit to deliver sound in all directions.  We’re guessing the Fidelio part lies in the fact that it includes a coaster-like wireless docking station, in case you prefer to have your iPod standing on a table.

The big selling point for the the Philips Fidelio SoundSphere speakers, of course, is the Airplay support, which lets you use iTunes to stream music directly from a computer or iOS device (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) over WiFi .  Other types of audio can be streamed the same way, too, giving you a full set of speakers for enjoying the cheesy effects while you play NBA Jam on your iPhone or listening to the car chases while watching an action movie on the iPad.

We can’t find any detailed specs for the Philips Fidelio SoundSphere.  It’s due in stores this coming May, though, priced at  €799 ($1,113).

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  1. The pod like shape of the Fidelio SoundSphere speakers a concern for home decor, not really! The cool shape should gel with any furniture and wall colours. The triplet of the two swanky speakers and the wireless docking station with the iPhone resting in makes a great viewing, at least in the image. You can bet that when the best features of two super successful products such as the Fidelio docks and the sound sphere speakers, with the additional inherent support for Apple’s Airplay, the Fidelio Soundsphere speakers would be able to make an impact.

  2. It is such an absolutely fantastic facility to be able to use iTunes for streaming music from an iOS device such as the iPhone and the iPad, while you use the same device for some other entertaining and engrossing activity. I am dying to have a look at the technical specifications of this thing, and I hope that there is enough to justify the $1113 price.

  3. It is a very innovative solution for efficient sound distribution to have free floating tweeters on the top of the speaker. This means that one could listen to equally good noise quality anywhere in the room, with the Fidelio SoundSphere speakers installed in the middle of the room. This product speaks volumes of the attention and respect garnered by Apple’s products, considering that Philips has implemented the AirPlay technology in the Fidelio SoundSphere speakers. It is fascinating to imagine that there would be nothing at all between the iTunes account and the speakers, simply no wires at all, just pure instant music. And when there is a tag of superlative quality with it, even the rather lofty price tag of 800 EUR seems justified.

  4. The Fidelio SoundSphere speakers from Philips made waves in the company’s annual event in Spain by enchanting viewers with their urbane designs and high quality music output. This is a futuristic device, in the sense that there is every possibility of the provisions of this device becoming a regular feature of the future gadgets. Users want absolutely no blockages between their music source and a pair of good speakers. This is exactly what Fidelio SoundSphere brings to the table by making use of Apple’s AirPlay feature in order to be able to play some top notch music right from the user’s iTunes account.

  5. I remember having watched a technology based television show a week back, and they talked about this AirPlay technology. This, they remarked, would be the future of urbane music listening. Although this technology needs a wireless internet network in your home, but considering the rate at which modern households are getting these networks installed, the claims of the AirPlay being the mirror of the future sound credible. It would be great if there were no need of setting up any cables before letting the music device play anything from speakers. The Fidelio SoundSphere make use of the Airplay technology, and this is not the only impressive part of the story. The design of these speakers is purely amazing, as well as intelligent. Free floating tweeters on the top of the speakers, wow! This ensures immaculate sound distribution over the complete area. The jet black colour would ensure that these stylish speakers adjust themselves to any sort of home decor.

  6. The future is in the air, at least for music lovers. Wires do not suit music any ways, and the future looks cable free. As of now, one needs to have a device with internet and access to iTunes store. The AirPlay technology gets in action from here, and users can listen to crisp sounds of music through futuristic speakers such as Fidelio SoundSphere, without any hassles of making cabled connections from the serving device to the speakers. Coming May is going to be interesting, and we would see if the consumers are open to such a wonderful product. It would be intriguing and future defining to see of the expensive nature of such products acts as a roadblock to sales.

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