Harman Kardon Citation 500 Wireless Voice Activated Smart Speaker Grey

The speakers keep disconnecting from google home, you need to reset them and do the whole configuration from scratch, this takes a couple minutes. Now imagine you have to do it every day.... useless product. Not to mention that the volume sometimes goes all the way up by itself in the middle of the night, and yes - it does make sound as it increases volume... so you get free random wake up service as part of the deal. The sound is really good though... but the isssues render the product useless, judging by comments on the internet, the issues is pretty common.

I purchased two Citation 100s when they were recently on sale with the goal of using them as a stereo pair in my garage home gym. Currently most of my house is connected with various google home mini speakers and sonos speakers to allow for whole home audio. However I was looking for something that might get a little louder in the garage with it being a larger space and often having fans running, so I thought I would give the Citations a try. Setup was fairly straightforward with the google home app and connecting them to my network. I also paired them to my firestick via bluetooth so that I could listen to the TV through the speakers as well. Pros: 1 - In stereo pair the speakers sound great 2 - Having google assistant is handy for changing the music or getting ... MoreI purchased two Citation 100s when they were recently on sale with the goal of using them as a stereo pair in my garage home gym. Currently most of my house is connected with various google home mini speakers and sonos speakers to allow for whole home audio. However I was looking for something that might get a little louder in the garage with it being a larger space and often having fans running, so I thought I would give the Citations a try. Setup was fairly straightforward with the google home app and connecting them to my network. I also paired them to my firestick via bluetooth so that I could listen to the TV through the speakers as well. Pros: 1 - In stereo pair the speakers sound great 2 - Having google assistant is handy for changing the music or getting other information handsfree 3 - The speakers have plenty of volume to fill the space 4 - The overall look (from a distance is nice) Cons: 1 - There is no EQ adjustment option and I find that the bass can actually be too boomy and overpower the rest of the music on some tracks 2 - The controls on the top of the speaker are not very sensitive so I end up using my phone instead 3 - I did experience occasional (limited) issues with the speakers not being fully in sync in stereo pair. 4 - There is noticeable lag in the bluetooth connection, so watching TV connected via bluetooth doesn't really work at all Overall, I will be keeping these speakers as they do sound good most of the time, unless you have bass heavy track. I do like having the ability to control them with google assistant. I do think my sonos play 1s have a slightly better sound profile (clearer) than the Citations. If they added the ability to adjust the EQ maybe these could compete better.

I'll start off by saying: The speaker has EXCELLENT sound. Good bass -- Clean audio -- Overall a very pleasing speaker. The one issue is the connectivity. I understand this is not a top-of-the-line speaker, but the issues with connectivity are HORRENDOUS for any room speaker. It will cut sound sporadically. It will produce a static-like noise from time to time. I've tried to have this fixed, but I can't seem to find a permanent solution to the issues. I've also had to mute the speaker since the voice assist will randomly cue in the middle of the night. I think this is just an issue of 'growing pains' with the early model Google Assist products. 3/5 Stars