Samsung R7 Wireless Audio 360 Review

Design

Samsung wants the Wireless Audio 360 It can also be an object of decoration in your home. And not just any object, but the one that draws the most attention. He looks like a big egg. Few materials were used in its construction: a resistant matte plastic makes up the body of the product and there are some metallic details on the sound outputs – the minimalism was enough to make it a magnet for the eyes, thanks to its format.

above one of these metallic details are capacitive buttons for Play/Pause, Volume Control, Input and Power. A thin beam of light indicates when the speaker is turned on in that same region.

The tweeter is facing up, and the mid-woofer is in the middle. The case measures 181 x 422 x 181 mm and weighs just over 3 kg. In addition to the small chrome base that comes with the model, Samsung sells a tripod separately.

The Wireless Audio 360 is available in colors White e Black.

Audio

If the design is different and attractive, the makes It's even better. Samsung took great care in the quality of the product. the audio technology “Ring Radiator” causes the sound to be spread in all directions of the room, generating 360 degree equal quality audio. It is possible to greatly increase the sound without distorting it.

It is capable of reproducing a dynamic and open sound field, with well-defined high frequencies and a balanced mid-range. The bass is a little lower than expected, precisely because of the positioning of the speakers, which are physically separated. The tweeter points up and the mid-woofer points down. In practice, there may be differences in sound depending on the positioning highest or lowest on the device.

It is also worth mentioning that this is not an ideal product for those who want a immersive solution, to watch movies and series, for example. The sound propagates 360º from the speakers and does not generate a clear positioning of the sound elements.

Connectivity and Performance

A Wireless Audio 360 It has virtually no physical input. There is no P2 plug, nor RCA, just a microUSB that is hidden under the metallic base. Everything is controlled via Bluetooth 4.0 ou Wi-Fi (2.4/5GHz).

The speakers are easy to configure. Connecting via Bluetooth requires nothing more than the smartphone or computer you want to use for streaming; just press the “Source” button, wait for the warning “Bluetooth is ready” and pair devices.

If you prefer to use WiFi, which guarantees more stability and sound quality, it is necessary to download the application Samsung multiroom, available for iOS and Android. It is necessary to follow some instructions, which appear on the cell phone screen; it is necessary to press the Play/Pause button simultaneously with the On/Off button for 5 seconds and then enter the connection password, in a few seconds everything is already configured. You can even connect to a Samsung TV using TV SoundConnect.

The application has a number of features that complement the experience from Wireless Audio 360. It integrates with music apps such as Spotify, Deezer, 8tracks and TuneIn, but is also capable of playing from the user's library. AAC, OG, AIFF, MP3 (up to 320 kbps), WMA, ALAC (up to 192 kHz), WAV (up to 192 kHz) and FLAC (up to 192 kHz) formats are supported.

From there it is possible to connect more than one Samsung sound box to play the same content. The consultancy sent two R7 boxes and I was able to test more possibilities, like making a stereo pair in the living room or leaving one in each room of the house; in the second case it is possible to control them independently. Putting both in the same space is not that interesting, the sound in 360 degrees is very uniform and there is only a gain in volume.

The app displays the cover art of the album that is currently playing and has a fun way to switch between songs, simply by rotating around the image to navigate. There's even a search menu that includes all the content sources that are connected and an equalizer.

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Conclusion

A Wireless Audio 360 it's a hell of a speaker. Beautiful to the point of being a beautiful decoration item for your home, with a high reproduction quality. The sound really comes out in 360 degrees. It's easy to configure and intuitive to put music on, a very nice experience to use. However, it lacks in some details such as limited connectivity to Bluetooth and WiFi – a P2 plug wouldn't hurt, would it?

If you have R$2.199 and wants to invest in a beautiful and quality equipment, it is a very interesting sound box.