Monster streamcast s1 driver#
Monster streamcast s1 Bluetooth#

Monster streamcast s1 Bluetooth#

There’s also Bluetooth and Wi-Fi status lights to indicate when your internet or smartphone is successfully connected. Controls are standard: you can skip tracks, play/pause, adjust volume and switch between digital and analog playback. The S3 is the only speaker in the range to feature a more elegant, textured finish. Touch-sensitive controls sit on the top of the S1, while in the S2 and S3 they’re hidden away in a handle gap between the speaker grille and the top of the speaker.

There’s no sign of an ethernet port, however. There’s also an audio-in jack along with WPS and Mode buttons, alonngside support for NFC. You’ll also find the power output – but there’s no sign of a built-in battery, so I’m afraid these speakers will have to stay plugged in.Ī rubber latch hides away Micro USB, USB charging and digital-in ports.

Monster streamcast s1 driver#

Around the back is where you’ll find the passive bass driver to help deliver that “Pure Monster Sound”. Up front all of the speakers feature a black metal grille protecting the dual full-range drivers. The S1 is the only speaker in the StreamCast family that can be wall-mounted. The S1, which is the smallest of the bunch, is more a bookshelf speaker than the kind you can throw into your bag when you go on holiday.Īt the top end of the scale, the S3 measures 16in long and at nearly 6kg weighs considerably more than the S1 and S2. In the UK, they’ll be available in the same S1 (£199.95), S2 (£299.95) and S3 (£399.95) models.Įach of the oval-shaped speakers adopt slight differences in design, but all have the same black finish with front- and rear-facing speaker setups. Unveiled at IFA 2014, they’re already available in the US under the name SoundStage. Next in line for the AllPlay treatment is Monster’s StreamCast speakers, which go on sale in the UK in September. This allows manufacturers to build wireless multiroom speaker systems without the need for a bridge to stream music to single or multiple speakers. Is part of the chipmaker’s open-source AllJoyn framework. A big part of that is down to its AllPlay platform, which Qualcomm’s vision to build a truly connected home is finally beginning Monster was very open about adding more speakers to the range, including a sound bar and a subwoofer, so we can expect to see Monster making a very aggressive play for its share of the audio streaming market this holiday season.Hands-on with Monster’s multiroom speaker system US prices convert to around AU$430, AU$320 and AU$215 in Australia.) (The Euro prices convert to £340, £260 and £160 for the UK. Pricing in other territories has yet to be confirmed.

The US pricing is directly in line with the Sonos Play:5, Play:3 and Play:1 range of speakers, though a little steeper in Europe. European pricing will be €430, €330, and €230 respectively. Pricing for the Monster SoundStage S3 will be $400, with the S2 at $300 and the S1 at $200. These speakers are no slouches, though we'll leave final judgment to when we get them into the labs. In a fairly large, square conference room, the S1 punched well above its weight, but was quickly outclassed by the bigger S2 and S3 as we cycled through their playback. In our brief ears-on session, the speakers packed plenty of punch for their size.