Worth for sound + looks? Help

[Lynn33]

Looking for a speaker that’s both stylish and sounds good, nothing too crazy, just decent audio.
Specs show 2.1, Bluetooth/Wi‑Fi, housing album art display—but I can’t find its measurements (FR/THD etc.). Anybody tried it? How’s it sound for mid-fi listening?
MorningBlues R1:
Regular price: $1,699 → now $1,099 (found a big coupon..)
link: https://www.morningblues.com/products/morningblues-record-r1

 

[Torin Krell]

This product is more of a novelty item with visual appeal. The audio in comparison with similar priced systems will almost certainly be underwhelming. However if visual appeal is your focus it could be what you need.

 

[JeremyFife]

Hi, and welcome

That's quite a lot of money to spend just to get 'mid-fi'. Your choice obviously, no issues.

Stylish is in the eye of the beholder: it would help if you could say a bit more about what you like; how loud do you want it to get and how big a space do you want to fill?

How about one of these? https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/gbr/en/products/evo/evo-one

 

[GXAlan]

Looks stylish but the iOS review doesn’t look promising.

I think what is most concerning is that none of the products seem to be available from a regular retailer like Amazon, nor are there reviews by any of the standard review sites, not even pure subjective websites like darko. Everything is Instagram or TikTok marketing…

The app says it supports Spotify and Apple Music, but there is no official logo. I suspect it just uses Bluetooth audio streaming and then uses WiFi to get the other data? Software is more important than sound quality for a device like this.

Jamo is just a name that has been sold off, like Polaroid or Kodak products. It still looks like a respectable audio setup.

The Devialet lineup has great measurements. Software has been inconsistent in my experience.

The Sonos Era 300 is one of the best lifestyle single speakers on the market. Better than the Sonos Five.

 

[Yasuo]

For looks and hype, maybe. For sound, definitely not.