Harman Kardon Citation One review

There’s more to making a great smart speaker than giving it great sound - and in all these respects the Citation One is as good as any rival. Its sound is a little skewed, though, so it’s not quite a no-brainer

Big, weighty sound; Looks and feels like a premium product; Chromecast built-in;

Overconfident bass; Mains only; Bluetooth 4.2 only;

Harman Kardon Citation One Review

At $199.95, the Citation One is the most affordable model in Harman Kardon's lineup of multi-room smart speakers. It delivers music via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and can be controlled via Google Assistant voice commands. The speaker delivers powerful, rich, and crisp audio that will appeal to those who like a bass-forward sound signature balanced out with bright highs. As long as Google Assistant is your voice control method of choice, there's very little to complain about with this graceful speaker and its impressive output, although the Sonos One uses Amazon Alexa and promises future Google Assistant support. Design Measuring 7.4 by 5.5 by 5.5 inches (HWD), the Citation One is available in black or gray. Though it has subtle, widely rounded corners, it looks more cylindrical, with a dirt-repellent blended wool fabric grille wrapping around most of its exterior. Four status LED lights shine through the fabric at the top of the front-facing panel when the speaker is active. Up top, the...

Harman Kardon's Citation One speaker uses Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Google Assistant voice control to deliver a user-friendly, bass-forward audio experience.

Powerful audio performance with deep bass and crisp highs; Easy to operate, both manually and via voice; Seamless Google Assistant integration

Heavy bass vibrations can rattle speaker enclosure slightly at top volumes; Bass-forward sound signature not for purists; No wired audio connectivity

Harman Kardon Citation One review review

Big, weighty sound; Looks and feels like a premium product; Chromecast built-in;

Overconfident bass; Mains only; Bluetooth 4.2 only;