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Yes it's a company that went tits up but had a look at the speaker as a stand alone WiFi device today and it looks and feels like a quality bit of kit. Works with Spotify connect and I'm a premium subscriber so should be all good.
Have seen some going cheap?
Yeah 50 quid.
Link?
Appliances direct. Just ordered one myself. Black and copper ones are £59 and in back order until June, white and silver are £49 and available now.
[url= http://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/content/aether-cone-wireless-speaker ]click me[/url]
Just woke up and just about to put on a link. Was in there picking up a washing machine yesterday and spotted them. Got a fair bit of weight to it and feels like a quality bit of kit. Original reviews said the sound is excellent and with an 8 hour battery I can see it being a winner in the garden this year.
Has anyone heard one? Seen mixed reviews but they are all when it was full price against similar priced speakers, could be a bargain at this price
Possible alternative:
I built an airplay setup with an RPi Zero, a Phat DAC and some cheap speakers, but this at that price is tempting enough to replace it. Cheers OP, Ashy, and GFS.
Looks interesting - is it wifi or just bluetooth compatible & does anyone know if it has any physical inputs?
J
[url= http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/aether-cone-wireless-hifi-speaker-59-98-delivered-was-300-appliances-direct-2417248#comments ]Here's the original thread from HUKD from a month back.[/url]
Fair few comments about the sound quality and software on there to sort through.
The gist seems to be that it's another fairly run-of -the-mill Airplay/Bluetooth speaker, that was originally way overpriced.
is it wifi or just bluetooth compatible
Wifi as well according to the appliance direct page linked to above which says:
[i]"connect over Bluetooth [b]or WiFi[/b] and you can stream straight from the device!"[/i]
and also
[i]" even if your smart device goes out of WiFi range the cone will keep playing, thanks to its direct connection to Spotify over WiFi!"[/i]
The firmware has also been updated to remove the original rdio interface so it should be plug and play. I'm gonna give one a punt as the new sky router has a great range and it beats taking the laptop in the garden.